Lot 2088
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (13.47 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade 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 façade, + dividing legend. Reverse: 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1386; Mildenberg 11.7 (O2/R9; this coin); TJC 229. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine / Very Fine. Estimate Value $8,000 - 9,000
A Connoisseur's Collection of Ancient Jewish Coins; Ex Alan Levin Collection (Goldberg, 28 May 2007), 2552; Abramowitz Collection (Superior, 8 December 1993), 87; El Fawar Hoard.
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| Realized $9,400 |
