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Zuz (denarius) of Judaea (Bar Kochba Revolt) with bunch of grapes
Roman provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 134–135
Mint: Judaea (Bar Kochba Revolt)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 2.98 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in honor of Jackson Gabriel Silver
Accession Number2008.163
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome, Judaica
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bunch of grapes.
SCHIM-ON (Paleo-Hebrew).
Reverse: Two trumpets; pellet between.
LEHERUT YERUSHALAYIM (Paleo-Hebrew). "For the Freedom of Jerusalem."
Overstrike.
SCHIM-ON (Paleo-Hebrew).
Reverse: Two trumpets; pellet between.
LEHERUT YERUSHALAYIM (Paleo-Hebrew). "For the Freedom of Jerusalem."
Overstrike.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Moshe Dayan Collection, Israel; 1985: with Sotheby's, 1334 York Avenue, New York, NY (Auction [United States and Foreign Coins], October 29, 1985, lot 374 [as part of 'An Important Collection of Ancient Jewish Coins']); by 2007: with Classical Numismatic Group, P.O. Box 479, Lancaster, PA 17608 (Triton XI sale, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, 100 East 50th Street, New York, NY, January 8, 2008, lot 325 (as 'Ex Gen. Moshe Dayan Collection'): 2008: private collection, New Jersey; anonymous gift to MFA in honor of Jackson Gabriel Silver, May 28, 2008