A medium bronze coin (Dupondius), the second year of...
A medium bronze coin (Dupondius), the second year of Bar Kochba Revolt. Obv.: Palm tree with seven branches and two clusters of fruit; below, Paleo-Hebrew inscription ' Shimon'. Rev: Vine leaf surrounded by the inscription ' year two of the freedom of Israel'. The word 'Israel' is misspelt.
133/4 C.E. 8.20 grams, 25½ mm, axis 12. Cf. Ya'akov Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins (Jerusalem 2001), pl. 68, no. 259.
View it on
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
A medium bronze coin (Dupondius), the second year of Bar Kochba Revolt. Obv.: Palm tree with seven branches and two clusters of fruit; below, Paleo-Hebrew inscription ' Shimon'. Rev: Vine leaf surrounded by the inscription ' year two of the freedom of Israel'. The word 'Israel' is misspelt.
133/4 C.E. 8.20 grams, 25½ mm, axis 12. Cf. Ya'akov Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins (Jerusalem 2001), pl. 68, no. 259.
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
