Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (13.30 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, wavy line. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1413a; Mildenberg 91 (O17/R70); TJC 269. Delicately toned. Slight traces of portrait of Galba visible. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $5,000 - UP
From the S. Moussaieff Collection.