Lot 114
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.41 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Simon', bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. Rev. 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), elongated lyre with three strings. (Mildenberg 47 (O8/R27); TJC 242; Hendin 1396). Toned. Choice very fine. Estimate $800UP
Ex Spink & Sons Ncirc 98/7 (September 1990), lot 4986.
This and the following zuz of the second year (133/4 CE) of the Bar Kochba War depict the kinnor, a lyre-like instrument played during worship in the Jerusalem Temple before its destruction. Indeed, the Mishna tells us that the minimum number of kinnorim to be played in the Temple was nine, but there was no maximum limit. This musical allusion to the religious services in the Temple is in keeping with the symbolic program of the Bar Kochba War coinage, which depicts the façade of the Temple as well as other objects associated with religious observances and the festival of Sukkot.
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