| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 186 Price realized: 5,500 CHF (Approx. 6,252 USD / 5,806 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. Zuz or Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.13 g, 7 h), undated, but attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Shimo'n' (in Hebrew) within wreath. Rev. 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (in Hebrew) Two trumpets upright; between, pellet. Hendin 6458. Meshorer 276a. Mildenberg 90. Lightly toned and unusually sharp. The usual traces of overstriking, otherwise, nearly extremely fine. From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, ex Heritage 3022, 15 January 2013, 26093, the Shoshana Collection, Heritage 3003, 8-9 March 2012, 20397 and from the Bromberg Collection Part I, Superior Galleries 98, 5 December 1991, 164, previously privately acquired from C. Kaufman. This con was overstruck on a denarius of Trajan. Traces of the legends and devices are still visible on the obverse and reverse. Starting price: 200 CHF |  |
