234, Lot: 138. Estimate $100. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. Æ (23mm, 8.04 g, 12h). Dated year 2 (133/4 CE). “Year 2 for the Freedom of Israel,” grape leaf on vine / “Shi m’,” palm tree with two bunches of dates. Mildenberg 75 (O6/R39); Meshorer 260; Hendin 708. Near VF, dark grayish-green patina, some earthen deposits, a bit rough.