Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.23 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. rev. 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1388; Mildenberg 42 (O11/R29); TJC 233. Traces of undertype visible. Pleasing dark tone. Removed from an NGC slab where graded AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $4,000
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection
Ex Shoshana Collection, pt. II (Heritage, 5 September 2012), lot 20172.