Watch List notes:

ANCIENT JEWISH COINS, BAR KOKHBA, Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.33 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. Rev. 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), fluted jug with handle on left; no willow branch. (Mildenberg 164 (O21/R89); TJC 286; Hendin 1434). The variety without the willow branch and much scarcer. Traces of undertype visible. Lightly toned. Extremely fine.

ex Superior (1-2 December 1990), lot 2241A.
ex Maltiel-Gerstenfeld Collection.

Estimate: $ 700