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Lot 196

Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (2.11 g), 132-135 CE. Irregular issue. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. Rev. 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), two upright trumpets, no dot between. (Mildenberg 252 (O45/R168); cf. TJC 278a; Hendin -, but cf. 1431 for the regular issue). Extremely rare - only two specimens cited by Mildenberg. Overstruck on a denarius of Hadrian. Attractively toned. Extremely fine. Estimate $3,000UP
Ex Dr. Jonathan A. Herbst Collection (Superior, 8-9 December 1995), lot 1308
Ex NFA XXXII (10 June 1993), lot 245.

 
Realized $8,260



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