Lot 127
Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Small Bronze (4.42 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Eleazar the priest' (Paleo-Hebrew), seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Rev. 'Year two of the redemption of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with branch and small leaf. (Mildenberg 152 (O2/R4); TJC 265; Hendin 1409). Very rare - only four specimens cited by Mildenberg. Earthen-black patina. Choice very fine. Estimate $4,000UP
Purchased privately from D. Hendin, October 1989.
Ex Maltiel-Gerstenfeld Collection, lot 308.
This small bronze of the second year (133/4 CE) of the Bar Kokhba War features the palm tree and grape bunch types fa-miliar from the first year (132/3 CE). The name Eleazar was most commonly used during the first year on both silver zuzim and small bronze coins, but was also used much less frequently on small bronzes dated to the second and third years.
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| Realized $3,776 |
