Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (12.65 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 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: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1411; Mildenberg 82 (O12/R64); TJC 267. Well struck and toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $3,500 - 4,000
The Brody Family Collection; Purchased privately, January 2001.