Lot 155
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.43 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above façade, star. Rev. 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Hendin 1388; Mildenberg 40 (O10/R28); TJC 233. Rare. Clear undertype portrait of Galba. A fantastic coin. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $6,000 - UP
From the S. Moussaieff Collection; Ex Superior's A. Bromberg pt. 2, Dec. 10, 1992, lot 411. This lot has been officially exported from Israel through the Israel Antiquities Authority.
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