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Auction 42 9 Jan 2018
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Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.20 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Simon', bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. rev. 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), fluted jug with handle on left; in right field, willow branch. Hendin 1395; Mildenberg 45 (O8/R22'); TJC 253. Boldly struck. Removed from an NGC slab where graded AU; Strike: 2/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $750
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
Both the grape bunch and the jug with willow branch types of the zuzim of the second year of the Bar Kokhba War take their typological queue from the zuz issue of the first year, but invert obverse and reverse types. Also notable is the removal of the paleo-Hebrew legend naming Eleazar the priest and its replacement with an inscription naming Simon bar Kokhba.
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
Both the grape bunch and the jug with willow branch types of the zuzim of the second year of the Bar Kokhba War take their typological queue from the zuz issue of the first year, but invert obverse and reverse types. Also notable is the removal of the paleo-Hebrew legend naming Eleazar the priest and its replacement with an inscription naming Simon bar Kokhba.