Lot 1580
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (2.63 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (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; Mildenberg 46 (O8/R26); TJC 253. Rare - only seven specimens cited by Mildenberg. Overstruck on a drachm of Trajan from Bostra. Lightly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $700 - 800
The Brody Family Collection; Purchased privately from D. Hendin, January 2009.
Both the grape bunch and the jug with willow branch types of the zuzim of the second year (133/4 CE) of the Bar Kokhba 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 Kokhba.
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