Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (10.05 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 46 (O8/R33); TJC 267. Extremely Rare - only three specimens cited by Mildenberg. Very Fine. Estimate Value $3,000 - 4,000
The Brody Family Collection; Purchased privately from D. Hendin at the NYINC, January 1998.