Bidspirit auction | SHIMON BAR-KOKHBA, 132 – 135

SHIMON BAR-KOKHBA, 132 – 135 CE - Silver Sela, 13.94 gr. Year two. Obverse: Tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem with ark of the Covenant. Paleo-Hebrew inscription: “Jerusalem”. Star at top. Reverse: Lulav and etrog (citrus fruit). Paleo-Hebrew inscription: “Year two to the freedom of Israel”. +Very Fine. Mildenberg 103 (this coin); Meshorer TJC 230; Hendin 1386; Spaer 189. Ex Arnold Spaer collection, Jerusalem.