Lot 1581
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (2.85 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), elongated lyre with three strings. Hendin 1396; Mildenberg 47.14 (O8/R27; this coin); TJC 242. The Mildenberg plate coin. Undertype of a Bostran drachm of Trajan visible on both sides. Lightly toned. Very Fine. Estimate Value $700 - 800
The Brody Family Collection; Purchased privately, April 1987.
The zuz of the second year (133/4 CE) of the Bar Kokhba War depict the kinnor, a lyre-like instrument played during worship in the Jerusalem Temple before its destruction. Indeed, the Mishna tells us that the minimum number of kinnorim to be played in the Temple was nine, but there was no maximum limit. This musical allusion to the religious services in the Temple is in keeping with the symbolic program of the Bar Kokhba War coinage, which depicts the façade of the Temple as well as other objects associated with religious observances and Jewish festivals.
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