CNG 90, Lot: 735. Estimate $300. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. Æ (23mm, 11.23 g, 6h). Dated year 2 (133/4 CE). Palm tree / Leaf on vine tendril. Mildenberg 88 (O52/R7); Meshorer 259a; Bromberg 250 (same rev. die); Hendin 1408a. VF, dark green patina. Extremely rare die combination, only two examples recorded by Mildenberg.

From the Patrick H.C. Tan Collection.

As with the year 1 issue with these types, Mildenberg reverses the order of the types, so the die numbers are likewise reversed from the listing above.