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14C098
BAR KOCHBA WAR
AR Tetradrachm (14.49gm) Undated, 134/5 C.E.

"Shim'on," façade of the Temple with Ark of the Covenant within / "For the Freedom of Jerusalem," lulav with etrog. Mildenberg 73 (O11/R42').

The reverse die of this tetradrachm has an unusual legend configuration, with six letters on the right and five on the left. It was employed in only two die combinations (the other is Mildenberg 56).

Slight die shift on reverse. Superb $4,250
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