Lot 1235
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Small Bronze (4.11 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (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 1440; Mildenberg 160 (O4/R10); TJC 302b. Sandy-green patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $150 - 200
The Palm Desert Collection Ex Lawson Collection (Superior, 6 June 1985), 2245.
This small bronze employs the obverse paleo-Hebrew legend naming Simon following the tradition established for the small bronze denomination already in the first year (132/3 CE) of the war.
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| Realized $252 |
