Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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THE NEW YORK SALE

Judean Coinage

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 24		John Hyrcanus I (Yehohanan), 134-104 BCE. AE Half-Prutah (0.86 g). Jerusalem. 'Yehohanan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews' (Paleo-Hebrew) in two lines above and below palm branch. Reverse: Lily between two grain ears, within circular beaded border. Hendin 1134a; TJC Group C1; AJC Group O. Extremely Rare Variety, seldom offered. Reddish-brown patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP It is unclear whether the palm branch on this coin should be interpreted as a Jewish ritual object or as an emblem celebrating one of more of John Hyrcanus' many victories over the Seleukids and other neighboring peoples who were opposed to increasing Hasmonean power in the region. The lily on the reverse serves as the emblem of Jerusalem and perhaps a cipher for John Hyrcanus I himself. Ex Gemini XI, lot 293. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 25		John Hyrcanus I (Yehudah), 104-103 BCE. AE Prutah (2.07g). Jerusalem. 'Yehudah the High Priest and the Council of the Jews' (Paleo-Hebrew) in wedge style characters within wreath. Reverse: Double cornucopia adoerned with ribbon, pomegranate between horns, border of dots. Hendin 1142; TJC V, AJC Jc. Uniform brown patina. Unusually well centered. Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP The engraving of this emission of Judah Aristobulus I has linked it to early issues in the name of his brother and successor, Alexander Jannaeus (104-76 BCE). It is remarkable that these evidently late coins still refer to Aristobulus I only as High Priest when Josephus clearly states that he was the first of the Hasmonaean rulers to claim the title of king. This coinage may perhaps stand as evidence against whatever textual source Josephus used to craft his rather melodramatic account of the rule of Aristobulus I. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $408
Lot 26		Judah Aristobolus I (Yehudah) 104-103 BCE. AE Prutah (1.89 g). Jerusalem. 'Yehudah the High Priest and the Council of the Jews' (Paleo-Hebrew) in block-style letters in five lines within wreath. Reverse: Double cornucopia adorned with ribbons, pomegranate between horns, border of dots. Hendin 1143; TJC U, AJC, Ja1. Dark chocolate brown patina. Extremely Fine/Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 27		Mattatayah Antigonus (Mattatayah). 40-37 BCE. AE 8-Prutot (13.75 g). Jerusalem. 'Mattatayah the High Priest and Council of the Jews' (Paleo-Hebrew), double cornucopiae. Reverse: {BACIAΛEΩC} ANTIΓONOY, ivy wreath tied with ribbons. Hendin 1162; TJC 36c AJC U. Attractive light green patina. A very choice example. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP In 40 BCE, at the head of a Parthian army, Mattathias Antigonus drove Herod the Great and his puppet, the Hasmonaean ethnarch, John Hyrcanus II, out of Jerusalem and was proclaimed king and High Priest by the Parthians and his Jewish supporters. Unfortunately, the wily Herod was not so easily defeated and returned in 39 BCE armed with recognition as the Roman client-king of Judaea. The hapless Mattathias was ultimately defeated and crucified for his troubles, leaving Judaea to begin a new period in its troubled history under the often hated Herodian dynasty. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 28		Mattatayah Antigonus (Mattatayah), 40-37 BCE, AE 4-Prutah (7.97 g). Jerusalem. 'Mattatayah the High Priest' (Paleo-Hebrew), cornucopiae tied with ribbons, decorated with vine leaf and grapes. Reverse: BACIΛ/EΩC AN/TIΓON in three lines within wreath tied at left. Hendin 1163 var; TJC 37 var; AJC var. Attractive greenish and brown patina. Very scarce this choice. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $300
Lot 29		Mattatayah Antigonus (Mattatayah), 40-37 BCE. AE Prutah (2.00 g). Jerusalem. 'Mattatayah the High Priest' (Paleo-Hebrew) within wreath. Reverse: Double cornucopia adorned with ribbons, ear of barley between horns, border of dots. Hendin 1164 var. TJC 40 var; AJC Y var. Rare, quite so this choice. Brown with earthern highlights. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 30		Mattatayah Antigonus (Mattatayah), 40-37 BCE. AE Prutah (2.33 g). Jerusalem. 'Mattatayah the High Priest' (Paleo-Hebrew) within wreath. Reverse: Double cornucopia adorned with ribbons, pomegranate between horns. Hendin 1166; TJC 38a; AJC W. Pleasing greenish-brown patina. Rarely seen this choice. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP Ex Kunker 334, lot 2069, The Samel Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $396
Lot 31		Agrippa I, 37-44 CE. Struck Year 5, 40/1 CE. AE 23 mm (11.98 g). Mint of Caesarea Paneas. ΓAIΨ KAIΣAPI ΣEBΣTΩ ΓEPMANIKΩ 'for Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus' laureate head of Caligula to left. Reverse: {NOMIΣBAΣIΛEΩΣ } AΓPIΠΠA 'money of King Agrippa' LE (year 5 = AD 40/41) in exergue. Germanicus stands in triumphal quadriga right. Hendin 1240; TJC 230-1, 116; AJC 2; RPC 4976. An extraordinary quality example and extremely rare. Reddish brown with hints of natural greenish highlights. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $15,000 - UP Ex Heritage, March 8-9, 2012, The Shoshana Collection, lot 20136 (realized $17,925). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $22,200
Lot 32		The Jewish War. Year 2, Silver Shekel (14.13 g) 66-70 CE. Jerusalem, Year 2 (67/8 CE). 'Shekel of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), ritual chalice with pearled rim, the base raised by projections on both ends; above, 'Year 2'. Reverse: 'Jerusalem the holy' (Paleo-Hebrew), staff with three pomegranate buds, rounded base. Hendin 1358; TJC 193; AJC 8; Deutsch Plate 4, 16. Lustrous surfaces, untoned, perfectly centered with full legends. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $5,000 - UP Ex Kunker 334, lot 2225, The Samel Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,600
Lot 33		Judaea, The Jewish War. Silver ½ Shekel (6.91 g), 66-70 CE. Jerusalem, year 2 (67/8) CE. 'Half of a shekel' (Paleo-Hebrew, ritual chalice with wide, smooth rim, pellet on either side, and flat base with pearled ends; above, 'Year 2'. Reverse: Jerusalem (the) holy' (Paleo-Hebrew), staff with three pomegranate buds, round base. Hendin 1359; TJC 195; Deutsch 20 (only 1 example cited). Boldly struck and lightly toned. Excellent metal. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $7,500 - UP The dramatic first year (May 66-March 67 CE) of the Jewish War against Rome gave some hope that the Jewish rebels might actually win their independence. Late in 66 CE they defeated the XII Legion commanded by the Roman procurator Cestius Gallus. Some of the silver coinage struck in this year may perhaps have been produced from the booty carried off by the victorious Jews in this confrontation. Unfortunately, this Roman defeat led to Vespasian's transfer to the theater of conflict and the eventual quashing of the revolt in the Galiee. Ex Nomos 3, Dec. 5, 2011, lot 151. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $22,200
Lot 34		The Jewish War. Year 3, Silver Shekel (14.02 g) 66-70 CE. Jerusalem, Year 3 (68/9 CE). 'Shekel of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), ritual chalice with pearled rim, the base raised by projections on both ends; above, 'Year 3'. Reverse: 'Jerusalem the holy' (Paleo-Hebrew), staff with three pomegranate buds, rounded base. Hendin 1361; TJC 202; AJC 18; Deutsch Plate 20, 48. Incredible quality! Lustrous surfaces and needle sharp. Mint State. Estimated Value $6,000 - UP When the Jewish Revolt broke out in 66 CE, the revolutionaries quickly captured the holy city of Jerusalem, thus assuring them access to the great Temple for religious purposes and to its vast treasury as well. From the silver therein - presumably consisting of Tyrian coins paid in taxes over the years - they struck the most famous of all Jewish coins - the Shekel. The third year of the Jewish War saw some slight respite from the Roman advance as the death of Nero plunged the Roman Empire into a civil war into which Vespasian was drawn. However, violence in Jerusalem reached new heights as the Zealot leaders of the crushed northern revolt waged their own civil war against Ananus ben Ananus, the leader of the more moderate priestly authorities. This factional conflict resulted in an ignominious siege of Jerusalem by the Zealots and the slaughter of Ananus and his adherents. Jerusalem the holy, as it is described on the shekels, had been defiled by the blood of its own people before ever the Romans entered the city. Ex Kunker, 334, 2261 The Samel Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,600
Lot 35		Jewish War. 60-70 CE. AE Half Shekel (26 mm, 15.22g). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 4 (69/70 CE). 'Year four, half' (Shekel) in Hebrew, two lulav branches flanking ethrog. Reverse: ''To the redemption of Zion' (in Hebrew), palm tree with two bunches of dates, flanked by baskets with dates. Hendin 1367; MCP FJR 13, dies O1/R- (unlisted rev. die); Meshorer 211; Bromberg 74 (same obv. die); Soshana I 20214-5; Sofaer 39; Spaer 179-80. Medallic flan. Earthen dark green-brown patina, minor flan flaw on obverse. Excellent fields. Very rare, and among the finest examples known. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $10,000 - UP The introduction of large bronze denominations in the final year (April 69-March 70 CE) of the Jewish War illustrates the desperate state of the Jewish rebels as they struggled to defend Jerusalem against the Roman forces led by Titus and against the violent rifts in the rebel leadership. Silver denominations from this disastrous year are very rare, suggesting that silver had become more difficult to obtain in the Holy City. Josephus even provides us with the scene of inhabitants so desperate that they took to swallowing their silver and gold. These large bronzes must have filled in the gaps in the rebel currency system as the horrific end of the war loomed close; indeed, they carry legends identifying them as a "half," presumably indicating a fiduciary token standing in for a proper silver ½ shekel. By the fourth year of the Jewish War (69/70 CE), the Romans had gained the upper hand and the Jews were becoming desperate. The shortage of precious silver metal caused a huge drop in the number of silver shekels available for the temple tax. This resulted in what numismatists have called the world's first series of "siege coins." Of all the bronze coins of the Jewish War, the large half-shekels are by far the rarest and most desired. We estimate they are less than 30 or so surviving specimens in all grades, this being among the finest to survive. From the Living Torah Museum in Brooklyn, NY; Ex CNG 111, Lot 383 (realized $19,200). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,600
Lot 36		The Jewish War. Year 4, AE Quarter Shekel (8.13 g), 60-70 CE. Jerusalem, Year 4 (69-70 CE). 'Year four-quarter ' (Paleo-Hebrew), two lulav branches. Reverse: 'To the redemption of Zion' (Paleo-Hebrew), around etrog. Hendin 1368; TJC 213; AJC 29. Very Rare. Reddish-brown and quite choice. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP This is one of the three bronze denominations issued in the fourth year of the revolt, presumably when the supply of silver was running low. All of these featured symbols associated with the harvest festival of Succoth. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 37		Bar Kokhba Revolt. Year One, 132-135 CE, Silver Sela (13.95 g). Jerusalem (132/3 CE). In Paleo-Hebrew 'Jerusalem' on three sides of the facade of the Jerusalem Temple; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant inside with semicircular lid seen from its end at center of entrance. Reverse: 'Year one of the redemption of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1373; Mildenberg 1 (#1) Ex Dahariÿeh, plate coin (this piece); TJC 218. Uniform light silver-grey. Very rare and the most sought-after of all Bar Kokhba silver issues. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $30,000 - UP Most of the silver Bar Kochba coins were overstruck upon tetradrachms of Antioch commonly circulating in Judaea at that time. They served as a declaration of independence from Rome, since only sovereign entities could mint coins in silver, and in their overstriking, the rebels could simultaneously insult the emperor and make nationalistic declarations. David Hendin maintains that the inscription "First Year" had an "aggressive posture… The principal motive of the coins was both political and psychological-to make bold statements of Jewish sovereignty, whether or not it actually existed, to both Jews and Romans."The Temple façade on the obverse has been variously described as a schematic depiction of the destroyed Temple in Jerusalem, or perhaps as an imaginary sketch of a rebuilt Temple to come. It has been posited that the item within the two central columns is the Ark of the Covenant, an ark holding Torah scrolls, the showbread table, or possibly a stylized generic ritual chalice.On the reverse of the sela are represented the Four Species, the most important articles Jews utilize in the ritual observance of Sukkot, known as "The Holiday" while the Temple stood in Jerusalem.The Four Species are here depicted as the central object, the lulav (a bundle comprised of three of the species) and, to its left, the etrog (the fourth species). The objects used in the ritual celebration of the festival of Sukkot is commanded in Leviticus 23:40-41: "You shall take for yourselves on the first day [of Sukkot] the fruit of the citron tree (etrog), the branches of the date palm (tamar), twigs of a plaited tree [myrtle] (aravot), and brook willows (hasadim)… You shall celebrate it [Sukkot] as a festival for God …[This is] an eternal decree for your generations."After the destruction of the Temple (70 C.E.), Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai (who had escaped from the besieged Jerusalem in a coffin) ordered that the ceremony of the Four Species should be carried out as a memorial to the Temple. (Mehahot 65a). Ex Kunker 334, 2374, Samel Coll. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $45,600
Lot 38		Bar Kokhba Revolt., Year One, 132-135 CE, AE Large Bronze 31 mm (17.76 g). 'Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew) within wreath. Reverse: 'Year one of the redemption of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), large amphora with two handles. Hendin 1375; Mildenberg 12 (O3/R4) 13 cited; TJC 221. Exceptionaly nice with original surfaces and greenish-brown patina. A remarkable example, far superior than the Mildenberg plate coin and certainly among the finest known. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $15,000 - UP Ex Kunker 334, 2379, Samel Coll. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 39		Bar Kokhba Revolt, Year One, 132-135 CE, AE Middle Bronze 24 mm (6.06 g). Year 1 (132/3 CE). 'Simon Prince of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), Palm branch within wreath. Reverse: Wide lyre with four strings. Hendin 1377; Treasury 2230; Mild. 22 (O1/R3) The only example cited, this coin. This variety is the rarest and best style of the Middle Bronzes. Natural reddish-brown with some greenish highlights. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP The reverse type middle bronze of the first year (132/3 CE) of the Bar Kokhba War is commonly identified as a nevel, a stringed instrument thought to have been similar to the Greek chelys. Although the kinnor - a related instrument similar to the Greek kithara - was prescribed as an instrument to be played in the Jerusalem Temple, the nevel had an even more important status in some rabbinical Jewish traditions. It was said that the world was actually sung into existence to the accompaniment of a perfect 22-stringed nevel. The reverberating notes of these strings subsequently became the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Considering the messianic flavor of the Bar Kokhba revolt one wonders whether the nevel type alludes to a new creation for Judaea free from Roman oppression. The palm branch on the obverse may perhaps celebrate the early victories of the Bar Kokhba rebels during "year one of the redemption of Israel." Ex Kunker 334, 2381, Samel Coll. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 40		Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Medium Bronze (10.46 g), 132-135 CE. Year 1 (132/3 CE). 'Simon, Prince of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), palm branch within wreath. Reverse: 'Year one of the redemption of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), wide lyre with four strings. Hendin 1377; Mildenberg 23 (O1/R4); TJC 223. Slightly off-center. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP Purchased from Tom Cederlind. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 41		Bar Kokhba Revolt, Year One, 132-135 CE, AE Small Bronze 20 mm (5.30 g). Year 1 (132/3 CE. 'Eleazar the Priest' (Paleo-Hebrew) across field; seven-branch palm tree with two bunches of dates. Reverse: 'Year one of the redemption of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with branch and small leaf. Hendin 1380; TJC 224; Mild. 148, #19 this coin. Well struck with lovely natural green-brown patina. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $480
Lot 42		Bar Kokhba Revolt. Year 1 and Year 2 Hybrid (132/3 - 133/4 CE), Silver Zuz (3.42 g). 'Year one of the redemption of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with branch and small leaf, Reverse: 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), around palm branch. Hendin 1382; TJC 237; Mild. 10, #15 this coin. Extremely Rare. Unusually well centered. Lightly toned. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $7,500 - UP This and the following zuz represent hybrid coins struck from two reverse dies, one from the first year (132/3 CE) and the other from the second year (133/4 CE) of the Bar Kokhba War. According to (Mildenberg's die studies, the Year 1 / 2 hybrids were struck quite early in the second year. Ex Kunker 334, 2397, The Samel Coll, Ex El Fawar. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $11,700
Lot 43		Bar Kokhba Revolt. Year 1 and Year 2 Hybrid (132/3 - 133/4 CE), Silver Zuz (3.38 g). 'Year one of the redemption of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with branch and small leaf, Reverse: 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), wide lyre with three strings and four dots on sound box. Hendin 1383; TJC 236; Milld.11, #8 this coin. Extremely Rare. Well struck on a broad flan, attractively toned with hints of iridescence. Estimated Value $9,000 - UP Ex Bank Leu 29 (1981), lot 286. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 44		Bar Kokhba Revolt. Year Two, 132-135 CE. Silver Sela (14.75 g). Struck 133/4 CE. 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), on both sides of the tetrastyle facade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Convenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above facade, star. Reverse: 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1388; TJC 233; Mild. 40, #1 this coin. Boldly struck on a nice full flan and nicely toned. A coin of exceptional beauty. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $6,000 - UP This and the following sela varieties of the second year (133/4 CE) of the Bar Kokhba War depart from the previous issues of the first and second years in the paleo-Hebrew obverse legend. Here, instead of the usual legend naming Jerusalem, now Simon [bar Kokhba] is named. It is unclear whether this change indicates that all hope of reclaiming Jerusalem had been given up by the rebels by this point in the war or whether it merely indicates an increased emphasis on Bar Kokhba's personal leadership as a messianic figure. It should be noted that it is unlikely that Bar Kokhba?s soldiers ever occupied Jerusalem. In all of the archaeological excavations that have been conducted there, tens of thousands of coins have been found, but only three of them were coins of Bar Kokhba. Ex Kunker 334, 2420 Samel Coll; Ex Fawar hoard. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 45		Bar Kokhba Revolt. Year Two, 132-135 CE. Silver Sela (14.23 g). Struck 133/4 CE. 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), on both sides of the tetrastyle facade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Convenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above facade, star. Reverse: 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1388; TJC 233; Mild. 40, #1 this coin. Well centered and boldly struck. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $5,000 - UP Ex Kunker 334, 2405 Samel Coll, Ex El Fawar hoard. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,840
Lot 46		Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (2.58 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Shim'on', grape bunch on vine with small leaf and tendril. Reverse: 'Year two of the freedom of Israel', palm branch. Hendin 1394 corr. (rev. description) Mildeberg 40 (O7/R12'); TJC 248. Nicely toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $800 - UP Ex CNG E387 (20 November 2016), 228. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $870
Lot 47		Bar Kokhba Revolt. Year Two, 132-135 CE. Silver Zuz (3.20 g). Struck 133/4 CE. 'Simon', bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. Reverse: 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), fluted jug with handle on left, in right field, willow branch. Hendin 1395; TJC 253a; Mild. 45. Overstruck on a denarius of Domitian, partial legend visible on obverse. Nicely toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP Both the grape bunch and the jug with willow branch types of this zuz of the second year (133/4 CE) of the Bar Kochba War take their typological queue from the zuz issue of the first year (132/3 CE), but invert obverse and reverse types. Also notable is the removal of the paleo-Hebrew legend naming Eleazar the priest and its replacement with an inscription naming Simon bar Kochba. Ex Kunker 334, 2420 Samel Coll. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,280
Lot 48		Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Undated Irregular Sela (14.84 g), 132-135 CE. Attributed to Year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), on both sides of the teetrastyle facade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above facade star. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1411a; TJC 268; Mild. 102 (O23/R77). Very rare - only twelve specimens cited by Mildenberg. Untoned. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $5,000 - UP Ex Kunker 334, 2455 Samel Coll. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 49		Bar Kokhba Revolt. Undated, Silver Sela (14.58 g), 132-135 CE. Attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), on both sides with wavy-line above facade of the Temple of Jerusalem, show bread table or Ark of the Convenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1413; TJC 269; Mild. 94, #7 this coin since cleaned. Rare - only seven specimens cited by Mildenberg. Boldly struck in high relief and fully lustrous, a marvelous specimen! Mint State. Estimated Value $6,000 - UP Ex Kunker 334, 2454 Samel Coll. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,300
Lot 50		Bar Kokhba Revolt. Undated, Silver Zuz (3.35 g), 132-135 CE. Attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew) within wreath of thin branches wrapped around eight almonds, with a medallion at top and tendrils at bottom; pairs of dots between each section of wreath. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), fluted jug with handle on left; in right field, willow branch. Hendin 1427; TJC 283; Mild. 133. Flan crack as struck at 5 o'clock. Fully lustrous. Mint State. Estimated Value $700 - UP Ex Kunker 334, 2474 Samel Coll. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,170
Lot 51		Bar Kokhba Revolt. Undated, Silver Zuz (2.74 g), 132-135 CE. Attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), two upright trumpets, no dot between. Hendin 1431 (dot between trumpets); TJC 277; Mild. 187 - only 11 specimens cited. Toned and well defined. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $800 - UP Ex Kunker 334, 2486 Samel Coll. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,560
Lot 52		Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.35 g) 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), elongated lyre with three strings. Hendin 1435; TJC 274; Mild. 213. Untoned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $700 - UP Ex Goldberg 110, lot 1767 from the S. Moussaieff Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,920
Lot 53		City Coins of Israel. Gaza. Hadrian. Æ (9.76 g), AD 117-138. CY 192 and Epidemia year 3 (AD 131/2). laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right. Reverse: ΓAZA, Tyche of Gaza standing facing, head left, holding long scepter and cornucopiae; at feet, heifer standing left; in right field, Marnas symbol; date (B/ЧP) in left field, Epidemia date (Γ EΠI) in legend. RPC 4025; Sofaer 67. An exceptional example with a wonderful eathen-green patina. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $630