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Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.30 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 medal-
lion 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 114.3 (O17/R79; this coin); TJC
272c; Hendin 1429).
Extremely rare - only three specimens cited by Mildenberg, this selected as the plate coin to
illustrate the dies.
Lightly toned. Extremely fine.
$ 700
ex Abraham Bromberg Collection, part II (10 December 1992), lot 495
ex El Fawar Hoard.
190
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.30 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 120 (O18/R84); TJC 272c; Hendin 1429).
Extremely rare - only three specimens cited by Mildenberg.
Superb extremely fine.
$ 700
Purchased privately from H. Kreindler, October 1997.
191
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.38 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 130 (O19/R67); TJC 272c;
Hendin 1429). Outline of Trajan’s head and part of the legend of the undertype visible on the obverse, some
of the legend visible on the reverse. Superb extremely fine.
$ 600
Purchased privately from D. Hendin, May 1991.