118, Lot: 86. Estimate $150. Sold for $98. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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JUDAEA. Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. Barbarous Æ 27mm (9.52 g). Undated issue (134/5 CE). "For the freedom of Jerusalem", grape leaf / "Shimon", palm tree. Mildenberg 214 (O45/R26); Meshorer 292b; Hendin 736a. VF, dusty green patina.
The reverse die of this coin appears to be the same as the dies recorded by Mildenberg as his dies 26 and 50. Mildenberg records die 26 paired with a Year 2 obverse, and die 50 paired with an undated, Year 3 obverse.