Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Small Bronze (3.06 g), 132-135 CE. Irregular issue. Year 1 (132/3 CE). 'Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Reverse: 'Year one of the redemption of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with branch and small leaf. Hendin 1381b; cf. Mildenberg 277 (uncertain dies); TJC 228. Apparently unpublished. Very Fine. Value $600 - UP
This small bronze denomination is linked to the silver sela'im and one series of large bronze denominations of the first year of the Bar Kokhba War through the use of a paleo-Hebrew legend naming Jerusalem instead of Simon bar Kokhba.
Ex David Hendin Collection.