Tokens like this one, made for private use, were at times also inscribed with the name of the owner. In this period, the menorah was considered a symbol of the Jewish hope for deliverance from persecution, and was imprinted on small amulets throughout the eastern Mediterranean region.
<ul><li><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Byzantine_-_Menorah_Token_-_Walters_55100.jpg" title="File:Byzantine - Menorah Token - Walters 55100.jpg">File:Byzantine - Menorah Token - Walters 55100.jpg</a>: <span lang="en">Anonymous</span> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Byzantine_Empire" class="extiw" title="w:en:Byzantine Empire"><span title="Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages">Byzantine Empire</span></a>)<span style="display:none">Unknown author</span></li>
<li>Derivative version: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A5_%D7%A2%D7%9C_%D7%99%D7%93" title="User:קובץ על יד">קובץ על יד</a></li></ul>
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