Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (12.84 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 80 (O12/R45); TJC 267. Reverse slightly off-center, pleasing surfaces and nicely toned. Choice Very Fine / Very Fine. Estimate Value $2,500 - UP
From the S. Moussaieff Collection.