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CNG Feature Auction 114

Lot nuber 421

JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Sela – Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 14.34 g, 1h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 2 (133/4 CE).


CNG Feature Auction 114
Lot: 421.
 Estimated: $ 5 000

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 8 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Sela – Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 14.34 g, 1h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 2 (133/4 CE). Façade of the Temple at Jerusalem; showbread table within, star above, “Shim‘on” in Hebrew at sides / Bundle of lulav; etrog to left, “Y[ear] 2 of the Freedom of Israel” in Hebrew around. Mildenberg 16 (O4/R10); Meshorer 230a; Hendin 1387; Bromberg 83 (same obv. die); Shoshana I 20261 (same dies); Spaer 190. Overstruck on an Antioch tetradrachm of Trajan. In NGC encapsulation 1884206-005, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Extremely rare die combination, only the Shoshana specimen cited by Mildenberg, and just two in CoinArchives (including the present coin).

From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection. Ex Heritage 3056 (3 August 2017), lot 30098; New York Sale XXXIX (10 January 2017), lot 77.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 114 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 13-14 May 2020. This lot is in Session 2, which begins 13 May 2020 at 2 PM ET.

UPDATE: As the CNG staff and many of our clients remain under social distancing and other restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CNG 114 will be held as an internet only auction. The sale will take place as scheduled on 13-14 May 2020.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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