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Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Medium Bronze (7.70 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). ‘Sma’
(abbreviating Simon; Paleo-Hebrew), seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Rev. ‘Year two
of the redemption of Israel’ (Paleo-Hebrew), vine leaf on tendril. (Mildenberg 54 (O3/R18); TJC 260a;
Hendin 1408 variety). Green patina. Very fine.
$ 300
Purchased privately from D. Hendin, May 1991.
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Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Medium Bronze (9.79 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). ‘Simon’
(Paleo-Hebrew), seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Rev. ‘Year two of the redemption of
Israel’ (Paleo-Hebrew), vine leaf on tendril. (Mildenberg 80 (O6/R44); TJC 260a; Hendin 1408a). Thick
sandy patina. Extremely fine.
$ 400
Purchased privately, May 1991.
The five-letter obverse paleo-Hebrew legend on this coin spells out the personal name of Simon in full whereas other issues abbre-
viate the name with the three letters
Sma.