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THE NEW YORK SALE


The Jewish War - 66-70 CE
 
 
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Lot 230
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Small Bronze (4.97 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Rev. 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with branch and small leaf. (Mildenberg 159 (O4/R9); TJC 302b; Hendin 1440). Very rare - only five specimens cited by Mildenberg. Well struck on a broad flan. Pleasing earthen patina. Extremely fine. Estimate $400UP
Purchased privately from D. Hendin at the NYINC, December 1991.
While the previous two small bronze varieties naming Eleazar and Jerusalem, respectively, are peculiar to the third year (134/5 CE) of the Bar Kochba War, this and the following small bronze employs the obverse paleo-Hebrew legend naming Simon following the tradition established for the small bronze denomination already in the first year (132/3 CE) of the war.
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Realized
$590
Lot 231
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Small Bronze (4.87 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Rev. 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with branch and small leaf. Cf. (Mildenberg 158 (O4/R-; rev. die not recorded); TJC 302b; Hendin 1440. Very bold with a pleasing green patina. Ex-tremely fine. Estimate $400UP
Purchased privately, January 1988.
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Realized
$448



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