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Jewish Coinage. The Bar Kokhba War, 132-135 CE. AR Tetradrachm (or Sela; 13.69 g) dated Year 2 (133-

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:14,500.00 USD Estimated At:30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD
Jewish Coinage. The Bar Kokhba War, 132-135 CE. AR Tetradrachm (or Sela; 13.69 g) dated Year 2 (133-
Jewish Coinage. The Bar Kokhba War, 132-135 CE. AR Tetradrachm (or Sela; 13.69 g) dated Year 2 (133-134 CE). Tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; within the middle of the Temple interior, the Ark of the Covenant in chest form; around, Palaeo-Hebrew inscription "Jerusalem". Reverse: Lulav thrice bound; to left, etrog; around, Palaeo-Hebrew inscription "Year 2 of the Freedom of Israel". Mild 7 [only 8 examples cited]; AJC 229 (for type); H-1385. Very rare and highly desirable type. Lustrous; bold strike. Virtually Mint State. .

This is one of the very finest specimens using the hybrid die pairing of the first obverse die of the extremely rare year one emissions with a dated year two reverse die. All of the year one/year two die hybrids total only 21 in the Mildenberg corpus .
Estimated Value $30,000 - 40,000.