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Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.23 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). ‘Simon’ (Paleo-He-
brew), 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. Rev. ‘Year two of
the freedom of Israel’ (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1388; Mildenberg 42 (O11/R29);
TJC 233. Traces of undertype visible. Pleasing dark tone. Removed from an NGC slab where graded AU;
Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
$4,000
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection
Ex Shoshana Collection, pt. II (Heritage, 5 September 2012), lot 20172.
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Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (12.26 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). ‘Simon’ (Paleo-He-
brew), 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. Rev. ‘Year two of
the freedom of Israel’ (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1388; Mildenberg 27 (O6/R18);
TJC 233.
Extremely Rare - only three specimens cited by Mildenberg.
Pleasing toning. Very Fine.
$4,000
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection
Ex Brody Collection (purchased privately from H. Kriendler, January 2004).