Watch List notes:

Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.49 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above façade, star. Reverse: 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1388; Mildenberg 32 (O6/R23); TJC 233. Very Rare - only five specimens cited by Mildenberg, this finer than the specimen used to illustrate the dies. Well struck on a nice wide flan with undertype of a partial portrait seen on the reverse. Lightly toned and with some luster still present. About Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $5,000 - 6,000
The Brody Family Collection; Purchased privately, January 2001.