Bidspirit auction | SHIMON BAR-KOKHBA, 132 – 135
SHIMON BAR-KOKHBA, 132 – 135 CE - Bronze, 19.9 mm. Obverse: Palm branch within wreath. Paleo-Hebrew inscription: “To the freedom (of Jerusalem)”. Reverse: Lyre with 5 strings. Paleo-Hebrew inscription: “Year two to the freedom of Israel”. Uncleaned. Very Fine. Mildenberg 29; Meshorer TJC 296; Hendin 1407 var. Ex Gershon Bineth collection, Tel Aviv.