Lot 123
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Small Bronze (3.88 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Eleazar the priest' (Paleo-Hebrew), seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with branch and small leaf. Hendin 1438; Mildenberg 155 (O4/R4); TJC 300. Scarce. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP
This undated small bronze attributed to the third year (134/5 CE) of the Bar Kokhba War is an oddity in that it mules an earlier obverse die naming Eleazar the priest of the first year (132/3 CE) with a third year reverse. As other known silver and bronze hybrid issues reveal, the main mint of the Bar Kokhba rebels retained at least some of its earlier dies for reuse in subsequent years, perhaps to fill in a gap between the beginning of the new year and the completion of new obverse dies to pair with the new reverse dies of the year.
Purchased privately from David Hendin.
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| Realized $528 |
