Lot 112
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.30 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), fluted jug with handle on left; in right field, willow branch. (Mildenberg 39 (O7/R18); TJC 253; Hendin 1395). Trace of undertype visible. Underlying luster and attractive light toning. Extremely fine. Estimate $900UP
Purchased privately from D. Hendin, July 1988.
Both the grape bunch and the jug with willow branch types of this and the following zuz of the second year (133/4 CE) of the Bar Kochba War take their typological queue from the zuz issue of the first year (132/3 CE), but invert obverse and reverse types. Also notable is the removal of the paleo-Hebrew legend naming Eleazar the priest and its replacement with an inscription naming Simon bar Kochba.
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