| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 553 | Auction date: 3 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 162 Price realized: 850 USD (Approx. 769 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. Æ (19mm, 5.37 g, 1h). Irregular issue. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Crude palm branch upright within wreath; "For the freedom of Jerusalem" (in paleo-Hebrew) around / Crude lyre of 3 strings; "Simon" (in paleo-Hebrew) around. Mildenberg –; Hendin 6463b (this coin illustrated); Meshorer 299. Green surfaces, some roughness. Near VF. Ex David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society. Estimate: 400 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 350 Price realized: 2,125 USD (Approx. 1,946 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (18mm, 3.31 g, 1h). Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). "Shim'on'" (in Hebrew) within wreath / Elongated kithara with three strings; "For the Freedom of Jerusalem" (in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 70 (O14/R42); Meshorer 272; Hendin 6446; Bromberg 158 (same dies); Shoshana II 20226 (same dies); Sofaer 123–4; Spaer 218. In NGC encapsulation 6327383-005, graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5, overstruck. Overstruck on a denarius of Divus Vespasian (RIC II.1 357?). Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 351 Price realized: 3,250 USD (Approx. 2,977 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (18mm, 3.21 g, 1h). Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). "Shim'on" in Hebrew irregularly distributed in two lines within wreath of thin branches wrapped around eight almonds / Fluted jug and branch; "for the freedom of Jerusalem" in Hebrew around. Mildenberg 134 (O19/R94); Meshorer 283 (same dies as illustration); Hendin 6454; Bromberg 503 (same dies); Shoshana II 20240 (same dies); Sofaer 118–9; Spaer –. In NGC encapsulation 6327383-009, graded MS, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5, overstruck. Overstruck on an uncertain issue with no visible traces of undertype. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII Online Sessions | Auction date: 17 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 5316 Price realized: 1,200 USD (Approx. 1,102 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (18mm, 3.37 g, 6h). Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Grape bunch on vine tendril / Elongated kithara. Mildenberg 160 (O21/R98); Hendin 6462; Meshorer 274. Traces of undertype. Good VF. From the Lionel Tenby Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 63 (21 May 2003), lot 836. Estimate: 500 USD |  |
Match 4:
| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > January 2024 NYINC Auction | Auction date: 12 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 50061 Price realized: 5,500 USD (Approx. 5,015 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: JUDAEA. Bar Kochba Revolt, 132-135 C.E. AR Sela (Tetradrachm) (14.21 gms), Jerusalem Mint, Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 C.E.). NGC Ch EF, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5. Overstruck. Mildenberg-75 (O12/R58); Meshorer-267; Hendin-1411. Obverse: Facade of the Temple at Jerusalem; showbread table within, star above; Reverse: Bundle of lulav; etrog to left. Fairly well centered, this impressive example presents a deeper gray tone and excellent overall detail remaining. An ever-popular and desirable type. Estimate: $3000 - $5000 |  |
Match 5:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 553 | Auction date: 3 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 161 Price realized: 140 USD (Approx. 127 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. Æ (19mm, 4.88 g, 5h). Dated year 1 (132/3 CE). Palm tree with two bunches of dates; "Eleazar the Priest" (in Hebrew, retrograde) around / Grape bunch on vine with small leaf; "year one of the redemption of Israel" (in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg 150 (O1/R4); Meshorer 225; Hendin 6409b; Bromberg 258 (same dies); Shoshana I 20243 (same dies); Sofaer 22 (same dies); Spaer 256. Rough green-brown surfaces. Near VF. From the J.K. Biblical Collection. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
