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Judaea, The Jewish War (AD 66-70), Silver Shekel, 13.81g, 11h. Year 2 = AD 67/68. Paleo-Hebrew legend
(‘Shekel of Israel’), ritual chalice, the base raised by projections, date above. Rev. Paleo-Hebrew legend
(‘Jerusalem the Holy’), staff with three pomegranates (AJC 8; Hendin 1358; TJC 193). Attractive dark patina,
light mark on reverse, about extremely fine.
$ 3,000
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Judaea, The Jewish War (AD 66-70), Silver Shekel, 14.20g, 11h. Year 2 = AD 67-68. Paleo-Hebrew legend
(‘Shekel of Israel’), ritual chalice, date above. Rev. Paleo-Hebrew legend (‘Jerusalem the Holy’), staff with
three pomegranates (AJC 8; Hendin 1358; SNG ANS 421). Beautiful old cabinet toning and well centred,
good extremely fine.
$ 2,500
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Judaea, The Jewish War (AD 66-70), Silver Shekel, 14.27g, 12h. Year 2 = AD 67-68. Paleo-Hebrew legend
(‘Shekel of Israel’), ritual chalice, date above. Rev. Paleo-Hebrew legend (‘Jerusalem the Holy’), staff with
three pomegranates (AJC 8; Hendin 1358; SNG ANS 421). Lightly toned, extremely fine.
$ 2,500
ex F. Sternberg AG, Zürich sale XXVI (1992), lot 146
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Judaea, Bar Kochba Revolt (AD 132-135), Æ small bronze, 4.27g, 5h. Year 1 = AD 132/133. Retrograde
Paleo-Hebrew inscription (‘Eleazar the Priest’), seven-branched palm-tree, with two bunches of dates.
Rev. Paleo-Hebrew inscription (‘Year One of the Redemption of Israel’), a bunch of grapes, with a branch
and a small leaf (AJC 7; Mildenberg 148 (O1/R2); Hendin 1380a; TJC 224). Dark green patina with earthen
deposits, about extremely fine.
Rare
.
$ 900
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Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt (AD 132-135), Silver Sela, 14.49g, 1h. Year 2 = AD 133-134. Paleo-Hebrew
legend (‘Simon’), façade of the Temple of Jerusalem, showbread table(?) contained within, a star above.
Rev. Paleo-Hebrew legend (‘Year Two of the Freedom of Jerusalem’), lulav and etrog (AJC 16; Mildenberg 129,
17.9 (this coin)). Traces of overstriking, toned, extremely fine.
$ 3,000
ex F. Sternberg AG, Zürich sale, 25-26 November 1976, lot 409 and XXIX (1995), lot 289
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Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt (AD 132-135), Silver Zuz, 3.38g, 6h. Year 2 = AD 133-134). Paleo-Hebrew
legend (‘Shim’on’), bunch of grapes, with tendril. Rev. Paleo-Hebrew legend (‘Year Two of the Redemption
of Israel’), palm-branch (AJC 31a; Mildenberg 193, 42 (these dies)). Traces of overstriking, attractively toned,
extremely fine.
$ 750
