Lot 1584
Judea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (13.92 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Simon' (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, star. Reverse: 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1388; Mildenberg 45 (O13/R32) only 8 specimens cited ; TJC 233. Boldly struck. lightly toned, and traces of luster still present. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $4,000 - UP
Ex Coin Galleries (11 February 1988), 116.
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