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Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.34 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5
CE). ‘Simon’ (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the
Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above façade, star. Rev.
‘For the freedom of Jerusalem’ (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. (Mildenberg 74 (O11/R57); TJC
267; Hendin 1411).
Rare - ten specimens cited by Mildenberg.
Underlying luster present. Lightly toned and
perfectly centered. About extremely fine.
$ 3,500
Purchased privately from D. Hendin at the NYINC, December 1996.
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Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (13.99 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE).
‘Simon’ (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Cove-
nant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above façade, star. Rev. ‘For
the freedom of Jerusalem’ (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. (Mildenberg 80 (O12/R45); TJC 267;
Hendin 1411).
Scarce - eleven specimens cited by Mildenberg.
Lustrous and delicately toned.
Superb extremely fine.
$ 3,500
Purchased privately from D. Hendin at the NYINC, December 1992.