Watch List notes:

ANCIENT JEWISH COINS, BAR KOKHBA, Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Small Bronze (5.28 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Rev. 'Year two of the redemption of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with branch and small leaf. (Mildenberg 153 (O2/R6); TJC 266; Hendin 1410). Sandy greenish-brown desert patina. About extremely fine.

Purchased privately, January 1988.

Estimate: $ 500