Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.40 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Jerusalem' (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, +. Reverse: 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1387a; Mildenberg 15.11 (O4/R8; this coin); TJC 230. Nicely toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $6,000 - 7,000
A Connoisseur's Collection of Ancient Jewish Coins; Ex Shoshana Collection, pt. II (Heritage, 5 September 2012), 20165; A. Bromberg by private treaty; Beit Umar Hoard.