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Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Medium Bronze (12.49 g), 132-135 CE.
Irregular issue.
Year 2 (133/4 CE).
‘Simon’ (Paleo-Hebrew; retrograde), seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Rev. ‘Year
two of the redemption of Israel’ (Paleo-Hebrew; partly retrograde), vine leaf on tendril. Hendin 1408a;
Mildenberg 195.1 (O27/R33; this coin); TJC 259a. Extremely Rare - only three specimens recorded by
Mildenberg, this being the example used to illustrate the dies. Dark green patina.
Choice Very Fine.
$1,000
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection
Ex Sternberg 6 (25 November 1976), 411.
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Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Medium Bronze (11.55 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). ‘Simon’ (Pa-
leo-Hebrew), seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Rev. ‘Year two of the redemption of
Israel’ (Paleo-Hebrew), vine leaf on tendril. Hendin 1408a; Mildenberg 91 (O7/R55); TJC 259a. Dark
green patina. Extremely Fine.
$500
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.