Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.27 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 38 (O8''/R27); TJC 233. Very Rare - only five specimens cited by Mildenberg. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $5,000 - 6,000
The Brody Family Collection; Ex Sternberg XXXIII (18 September 1997), 205.