Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (12.40 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 85 (O12/R44'); TJC 267. Flan crack noted at 11 o'clock. Virtually as struck. Light grey tone. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $3,500 - UP
From the S. Moussaieff Collection.