| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 187 Price realized: 1,100 CHF (Approx. 1,250 USD / 1,161 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, 1 h), undated, but attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Shim'on' (in Hebrew) Grape bunch on vine. Rev. 'For the Freedom of Jerusalem' (in Hebrew) Two upright trumpets; between, pellet. Hendin 6458. Meshorer 277. Mildenberg 167. The usual traces of overstriking and with a flan fault on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine. From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, privately acquired from Archaeological Center on 20 April 2014 and ex Rauch 97, 14 April 2015, 294. This coin was overstruck on a drachm of Trajan from Bostra (RPC III 4073). Traces of the legend are still visible on the obverse. Starting price: 200 CHF |  |
