JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (19mm, 3.50 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 117 (O18/R67); Meshorer 272c (same rev. die as illustration); Hendin 6456; Bromberg 175 (same dies); Shoshana I 20429 (same dies); Sofaer –; Spaer –. Some tiny spots of verdigris, traces of undertype. EF.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.