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ANCIENT JEWISH COINS, BAR KOKHBA, Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.17 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Simon', bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. Rev. 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), upright palm branch. (Mildenberg 41 (O8/R12); TJC 248; Hendin 1394). Rare. Traces of the original provincial drachm of Trajan visible on the obverse. Lustrous surfaces and lightly toned. Superb extremely fine.
Purchased privately from D. Hendin, July 1988.
The grape bunch of this and the following two zuzim of the second year (133/4 CE) of the Bar Kochba War derive from the reverse type of zuzim struck in the first year (132/3 CE). The palm branch reverse type may allude to the first year zuzim which featured a jug with a palm branch on the reverse. This particular specimen is overstruck on a provincial drachm of Bostra under Trajan.
Estimate: $ 900
Purchased privately from D. Hendin, July 1988.
The grape bunch of this and the following two zuzim of the second year (133/4 CE) of the Bar Kochba War derive from the reverse type of zuzim struck in the first year (132/3 CE). The palm branch reverse type may allude to the first year zuzim which featured a jug with a palm branch on the reverse. This particular specimen is overstruck on a provincial drachm of Bostra under Trajan.
Estimate: $ 900