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LOT 12:
A silver tetradrachm ('Sela'), Bar Kokhba Revolt era. 132/5 C.E.
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A silver tetradrachm ('Sela'), Bar Kokhba Revolt era. 132/5 C.E.
Description: 14.16 grams, 23 mm. axis 1. In an NGC holder, graded ch XF.
Obv.: Facade of the Temple in Jerusalem, made up of four pillars with bases and capitals. Between the pillars, an ark. Above the pillars, a sort of beam marked by two parallel dotted lines. The pillars stand on a high base resembling a horizontal ladder. On right and left, Paleo-Hebrew inscription (Shimon). Above, a sign similar to *. Rev.: Lulav bundle (without ethrog on left), surrounded by the inscription (for the freedom of Jerusalem). The coin is undated.
