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Sale 98
The Pre-Long Beach Auction June 4-7, 2017
| Ancient Judaean - The Bar Kokhba Revolt |
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Lot 1687 |
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Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Small Bronze (5.73 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with branch and small leaf. Hendin 1439; Mildenberg 156 (O4/R6); TJC 301. Light green patina. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $350 - 400
The Brody Family Collection; Purchased privately from D. Hendin, December 1985.
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$588 |
Lot 1688 |
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Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Medium or Small Bronze Planchet (6.79 g), 132-135 CE. A prepared blank planchet, either a Medium Bronze (cf. Hendin 1436) or Small Bronze (cf. Hendin 1438-1440) for year 3. Cf. TJC 310. Earthen-brown patina with striations on both sides from filing, probably to remove the designs from a previously struck coin. This is the first such example we have seen. An important rarity. Very Fine. Estimate Value $400 - 500
The Brody Family Collection;.
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$1,763 |
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