Judea (Ancient)
Bar Kokhba Revolt. Year Two, 132-135 CE. Silver Zuz (3.20 g). Struck 133/4 CE. 'Simon', bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. Reverse: 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), fluted jug with handle on left, in right field, willow branch. Hendin 1395; TJC 253a; Mild. 45. Overstruck on a denarius of Domitian, partial legend visible on obverse. Nicely toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500
Both the grape bunch and the jug with willow branch types of this zuz of the second year (133/4 CE) of the Bar Kochba War take their typological queue from the zuz issue of the first year (132/3 CE), but invert obverse and reverse types. Also notable is the removal of the paleo-Hebrew legend naming Eleazar the priest and its replacement with an inscription naming Simon bar Kochba.
Ex Kunker 334, 2420 Samel Coll.