Lot 3139
The Bar Kokhba War, 132-135 CE. AR Denar (3.35 g) attributed to year 3 (134-135 CE). Triform bunch of grapes with vine leaf hanging from a cut branch; around, Palaeo-Hebrew inscription "Shim'on". Reverse: Two upright trumpets; around, Palaeo-Hebrew inscription "For the Freedom of Jerusalem". Mild 187 [11 examples cited]; H-1431. Uncleaned. Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Most of these denars are from the El Fawar hoard, found in December of 1978. Two thousand plus Bar Kokhba War denars were discovered, along with around 500 tetradrachms. This find added greatly to our knowledge of these warring years and their coin production. There were at least two mints, a main one, along with a military one. The latter produced the "irregular" coinage — cruder in style and more careless in execution. This and other hoards were discovered around the time of the Six Day War, which opened important territory, formerly closed, ripe for excavations.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
Harold Chopp Collection.
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