JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (18.5mm, 3.18 g, 1h). Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). "Shim'on'" (in Hebrew) within wreath / Elongated kithara; "For the freedom of Jerusalem" (in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 96 (O15/R65); Meshorer 272a (same obv. die as illustration); Hendin 6451; Bromberg 486 (same dies); Shoshana I 20410 (same dies); Sofaer 125 (same dies); Spaer –. Lightly toned, small area of weak strike, overstruck on a denarius of Trajan (his left-facing bust visible on obv.). Good VF.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection. Ex Numismatic Fine Arts XXXII (10 June 1993), lot 230.