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Extremely Rare Irregular Issue Bar Kokhba Zuz
175
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (2.74 g), 132-135 CE.
Irregular issue. Undated, attributed to year
3 (134/5 CE). ‘Simna’ (Paleo-Hebrew; retrograde and inverted) within wreath of thin branches wrapped
around eight almonds, with a medallion at top and tendrils at bottom. Rev. ‘For the freedom of Jerusalem’
(Paleo-Hebrew), elongated lyre with three strings. (Mildenberg 241 (O38/R158); TJC 273b; Hendin -, but
cf. 1424 for the regular issue).
Very rare - only four specimens cited by Mildenberg.
Nicely toned with some
iridescence. Very fine.
$ 3,000
Purchased privately from D. Hendin, July 1996.
176
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.52 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE).
‘Simon’ (Paleo-Hebrew) within wreath of thin branches wrapped around eight almonds, with a medallion
at top and tendrils at bottom; pairs of dots between each section of wreath. Rev. ‘For the freedom of Jeru-
salem’ (Paleo-Hebrew), elongated lyre with three strings. (Mildenberg 98 (O15/R67); TJC 272a; Hendin
1424).
Extremely rare - only three specimens cited by Mildenberg.
Obverse showing periphery of host coin of
Trajan’s obverse legend. Toned. Extremely fine.
$ 700
Purchased privately, May 2001.
177
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.24 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE).
‘Simon’ (Paleo-Hebrew) within wreath of thin branches wrapped around eight almonds, with a medallion at
top and tendrils at bottom; pairs of dots between each section of wreath. Rev. ‘For the freedom of Jerusalem’
(Paleo-Hebrew), elongated lyre with three strings. (Mildenberg 99 (O16/R67); TJC 272a; Hendin 1424).
Extremely rare - only three specimens cited by Mildenberg.
Delicately toned. Extremely fine.
$ 700
ex Goldberg 36 (30 May 2006), lot 3549.