JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (19mm, 3.21 g, 1h). Undated, struck early year 2 (133 CE).

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Lot: 410. Estimated: $ 2 000

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JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (19mm, 3.21 g, 1h). Undated, struck early year 2 (133 CE). “Shim‘” (in Hebrew) within wreath / Flagon with handle; palm frond to right; “Eleazar the Priest” (in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 5.8 (O3/R3 – this coin, illustrated); Meshorer 234a; Hendin 6413; Bromberg 127–8 (same obv. die); Shoshana I 20250 (same dies); Sofaer 36–7 (same obv. die); Spaer 199-200 (same dies). Lightly toned, overstruck on a denarius of Trajan (part of obv. legend visible on the reverse). Near EF.

From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection. Ex D. Friedenberg Collection (Goldberg 25, 6 February 2004), lot 3072; Leu 28 (5 May 1981), lot 287.

David Hendin (p. 388) notes: “While this coin is not dated, the only other use of the Eleazar name on a zuz is combined with a die of the first year. Thus, this must be a hybrid issue of the first and second year rather than a coin of the third year, where other undated issues are assigned.”

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