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Medium bronze coin (Dupondius), Bar Kochba Revolt - Medium bronze coin (Dupondius), 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 'for the freedom of Jerusalem'. The coin is undated. 132/5 C.E. 9.2 grams, 27 mm, axis 12. For similar examples Cf. Ya'akov Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins (Jerusalem 2001), pl. 71, no. 292-292c.