Ancients
JUDAEA. Bar Kokhba Revolt (AD 132-135). AR zuz (20mm, 3.25 gm, 1h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5, overstruck. Undated issue of Year 3 (AD 134/5). Simon (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes in three lobes on vine with leaf on right and tendril on left / For the Freedom of Jerusalem (Paleo-Hebrew), two upright trumpets, pellet between. Hendin 1431. Mildenberg 166 (O21/R86). Meshorer 277.
From the Hadassah Collection. Ex Solomon Collection (Stack's, ANA Auction, 14 August 2019), lot 20041; Dr. Stephen Gerson Collection (Gemini, Auction VI, 10 January 2010), lot 343
Overstruck on a denarius of Titus, with strong evidence of legend fragments on both sides.
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Estimate: 800-1200 USD