Ancients
JUDAEA. Bar Kokhba Revolt (AD 132-135). AR sela (29mm, 14.55 gm, 1h). NGC Choice MS 4/5 - 5/5, overstruck. Undated issue of Year 3 (AD 134/5). Simon (Paleo-Hebrew) on two sides, star above façade of the Jerusalem Temple, the Ark of the Covenant (or showbread table) seen from end in center of entrance / For the freedom of Jerusalem (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Mildenberg 148, 62. Hendin 1411. TJC 267. Overstruck on an uncertain Roman tetradrachm with the diadem ties visible at left on the reverse. Steel-gray surfaces with underlying luster. Among the finest examples seen by NGC, with only five total selas reaching the loft grade of Choice MS and none higher.
Ex Heritage Auction 3066 (ANA, 17 August 2018), lot 30086.
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Estimate: 8000-10000 USD