| Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles > Auction 137 | Auction date: 29 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1238 Price realized: 5,750 USD (Approx. 5,326 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.25 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), two upright trumpets, no dot between. Hendin 6458; Mildenberg 187 (O22/R121); TJC 277. A gem, lightly toned example. Superb Mint State. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP |  |
Match 1:
| Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles > Auction 137 | Auction date: 29 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1239 Price realized: 1,900 USD (Approx. 1,760 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.30 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), elongated lyre with three strings. Hendin 6462; Mildenberg 186 (O22/R120); TJC 274. Light violet tone. Superb. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $900 - UP Ex Dr. Charles Ruby Collection (Superior, 12 February 1975), 2021. |  |
Match 2:
| Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles > Auction 137 | Auction date: 29 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1237 Price realized: 1,150 USD (Approx. 1,065 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.31 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew) within wreath of thin branches wrapped around eight almonds, with a medallion at top and tendrils at bottom; pairs of dots between each section of wreath. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), fluted jug with handle on left; no willow branch. Hendin 6454; Mildenberg 135 (O19/R95); TJC 283. Light greyish-violet tone. Partial legend of Trajan visible on the obverse. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $800 - UP Ex Dr. Walter Lee Crouch (Superior, 16 June 1977), 2774. |  |
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| Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles > Auction 140 | Auction date: 3 June 2024 |
| Lot number: 1552 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (13.36 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above façade, star. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav, without etrog. Hendin 6440; Mildenberg 58 (O13/R44); TJC 270d. Boldly struck and toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - UP This undated sela attributed to the third year of the Bar Kokhba War lacks the etrog (citron) that normally accompanies the lulav bundle on its reverse. This omission suggests hasty engraving and production in the face of the overwhelming Roman assault that finally ended the war. It further connects this coin to several zuzim issues that omit the willow branch from their reverse dies. It is unclear whether this peculiarity warrants the classification of such zuzim and this sela as issues of the irregular Bar Kokhba mint. Dr. E. Elovic Collecction; Purchased from Liderman, Tel Aviv, with COA. |  |
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| Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles > Auction 137 | Auction date: 29 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1236 Price realized: 380 USD (Approx. 352 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Medium Bronze (11.35 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Sma' (abbreviating Simon; Paleo-Hebrew), seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Reverse: 'Year two of the redemption of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), vine leaf on tendril. Hendin 6436; Mildenberg 68 (O5/R32); TJC 260a. Reddish-brown patina. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP |  |
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 |  |
