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Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.25 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5
CE). ‘Simon’ (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. Rev. ‘For the freedom of Jerusalem’
(Paleo-Hebrew), elongated lyre with three strings. (Mildenberg 209 (O24/R113); TJC 274; Hendin 1435).
Multi-colored toning. Extremely fine.
$ 700
ex Superior (1-2 December 1990), lot 2264.
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Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.16 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5
CE). ‘Simon’ (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. Rev. ‘For the freedom of Jerusalem’
(Paleo-Hebrew), elongated lyre with three strings. (Mildenberg 210 (O24/R135); TJC 274; Hendin 1435).
Scarce - only eleven specimens cited by Mildenberg.
Underlying luster present. Lightly toned.
Nearly mint state.
$ 700
Private purchase from R. Brown.
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Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.35 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5
CE). ‘Simon’ (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. Rev. ‘For the freedom of Jerusalem’
(Paleo-Hebrew), elongated lyre with three strings. (Mildenberg 177.2 (O22/R111; this coin); TJC 274;
Hendin 1435).
Very rare - only five specimens cited in Mildenberg, this being the one selected to illustrate the
dies.
Well struck and well centered. Lightly toned. Extremely fine.
$ 600
ex Shoshana Collection, part 1 (8-9 March 2012), lot 20478
ex Abraham Bromberg Collection, part I (Superior, 5 December 1991), lot 201
ex J. Schulman 270 (23 June 1980), lot 2139.