Lot 229
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Small Bronze (5.29 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Jerusalem' (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 157 (O4/R7); TJC 301; Hendin 1439). Fourteen specimens cited in Mildenberg. An unusually choice example. Dark green patina. Extremely fine. Estimate $400UP
Ex Dr. Jonathan A. Herbst Collection (Superior, 8-9 December 1995), lot 1320.
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