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Bar Kokhba Revolt. Year Two, 132-135 CE. Silver Zuz (3.20 g). Struck 133/4 CE. 'Simon', bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. Reverse: 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), fluted jug with handle on left, in right field, willow branch. Hendin 1395; TJC 253a; Mild. 45. Overstruck on a denarius of Domitian, partial legend visible on obverse. Nicely toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500
Both the grape bunch and the jug with willow branch types of this zuz of the second year (133/4 CE) of the Bar Kochba War take their typological queue from the zuz issue of the first year (132/3 CE), but invert obverse and reverse types. Also notable is the removal of the paleo-Hebrew legend naming Eleazar the priest and its replacement with an inscription naming Simon bar Kochba.
Ex Kunker 334, 2420 Samel Coll.
Both the grape bunch and the jug with willow branch types of this zuz of the second year (133/4 CE) of the Bar Kochba War take their typological queue from the zuz issue of the first year (132/3 CE), but invert obverse and reverse types. Also notable is the removal of the paleo-Hebrew legend naming Eleazar the priest and its replacement with an inscription naming Simon bar Kochba.
Ex Kunker 334, 2420 Samel Coll.