Silver "Sela" (tetradachm) of the Bar Kokhba Revolt, Unknown, 134 CE - 135 CE, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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Jewish coin of the Bar Kokhba Revolt
Sela (silver)
134-35 CE
Diam: 28mm; Weight: 14.66 gr; Axis: 12
Gift of the Israel Coins and Medals Corporation
Accession number: 71.182
Obverse: Facade of the Temple in Jerusalem, surmounted by a star and surrounded by inscription in Paleo-Hebrew: Shimon; bearing traces of an earlier Latin inscription
Reverse: The Four Species, surrounded by inscription in Paleo-Hebrew: For the freedom of Jerusalem; bearing traces of the Emperor's head..
Coin of Bar Kokhba depicting on the obverse the facade of the Temple and an ark with the inscription "Simon" and on the reverse the four species and the legend "For the Freedom of Jerusalem", Unknown, 134 CE - 135 CE, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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