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Judaea, The Jewish War. Æ
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Shekel (5.60 g), 66-70 CE. Jerusalem, year 4 (69/70 CE). ‘Year four’
(Paleo-Hebrew), lulav branch flanked by an etrog on either sider. Rev. ‘To the redemption of Zion’
(Paleo-Hebrew), chalice with pearled rim. (TJC 214; Hendin 1369). Attractive desert-green patina.
Extremely fine.
$ 400
Purchased privately at the NYINC, December 1998.
BAR KOKHBA
by David Hendin
The coins of Bar Kokhba have been written about significantly and eloquently by Barag, Mildenberg,
Meshorer, Kaufman, Reifenberg, Romanoff, Eshel, Adler, Zissu, myself, and others.
Today’s scholars have had the chance to absorb and consolidate earlier information. and because of this, I
am able to make some observations that may have previously escaped earlier generations as well as myself.
This short essay will discuss a few of these aspects. While a number of the Bar Kokhba coins listed in this
catalog also have individual notes, it is hoped that the reader will benefit from this consolidation.
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