a At Masada, archaeologists found hundreds of coins with Hebrew inscriptions celebrating the revolt, such as “For the freedom of Zion” and “Jerusalem the Holy.” Dr. Yigael Yadin in his book Masada explains: “The shekels in our finds represent all the years of the revolt, from the year one to the very rare year five, the last year the shekel was struck, corresponding to the year 70 AD when the Temple of Jerusalem was destroyed.” Note the coin above.