Lot 78
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (12.05 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 (O2/R9) only 11 cited; TJC 229. Rare. A needle sharp gem! A beautiful lustrous example and perfectly struck. Mint State. Value $7,500 - UP
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