294, Lot: 391. Estimate $750. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (19mm, 3.35 g, 1h). Undated issue (year 3 – 134/5 CE). "Shimon" within wreath / "For the freedom of Jerusalem", lyre. Mildenberg 97 (O15/R66); Meshorer 272a; Hendin 1424. EF, attractively toned, a few traces of unidentifiable undertype.

From the RCM Collection. Ex Tradart (12 December 1991), lot 190.