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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. Underneath the palm tree is the profile of the Roman Emperor who appeared on the host coin. Dida Frankel Collection. 132/5 C.E. 10.6 grams, 25 mm, axis 12. Cf. Ya'akov Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins (Jerusalem 2001), pl. 71, no. 292.