Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt, Silver Sela, Year 3 head of a roaring lion

head of a roaring lion facing left

Aeneas advancing left

East Anglian style

very fine for issue and very rare

Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt, Silver Sela, Year 3 head of a roaring lionJudaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt (132 135 CE), Silver Sela. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134 5 CE). Paleo Hebrew legend ('Simon'), tetrastyle faade of the Temple of Jerusalem, show bread table (or Ark of the Covenant) at centre, with semicircular top and short legs, a star above, rev. Paleo Hebrew legend ('For the freedom of Jerusalem'), lulav with etrog on left, 14. 45g.,12h (Mildenberg 84. 4 (O12 R65), this coin; TJC 267; Hendin 1411). A superb example,