Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.78 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. rev. 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1411; Mildenberg 87 (O12/R67); TJC 267. Well struck on a huge flan. We note some fine file marks on the reverse as made. Toned. Removed from an NGC slab where graded AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Estimated Value $3,000
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.