JUDAEA. Bar Kokhba Revolt. 132-135 C.E. AR zuz, overstruck on a denarius of Galba. 3.58 gm. 19 mm. Dated year 2 (133/4 C.E.). Grape bunch on vine / Palm frond. Hendin (5th ed.) 1394 corr. (rev. type). Mildenberg 40.5 (O7/R12'; this coin). Meshorer 248. Undertype: RIC I 232. RSC 240. Extremely Fine; beautiful lustrous lightly iridescent tone; crisply struck, with design and undertype both clearly visible: outline of bust on obverse oriented towards 6' (180 degree rotation), portions of legend including clear name of Galba visible outside dotted circle on both sides. Scattered deposits visible in 2004 Heritage photo have since been carefully removed, the only minimal traces in hand being slight variation in toning. Rare. Exceptional coin.
Ex Heritage Signature Sale 357 (9 September 2004) lot 12070. Ex Leu 28 (5-6 May 1981) lot 291.
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