A medium bronze coin (Dupondius), the first year of Bar Kochba Revolt. Obv.: Palm branch in wreath; around, Paleo-Hebrew inscription
(Shimon prince of Israel). Rev: Harp with seven strings surrounded by the inscription
(year one of the redemption of Israel). 132/3 C.E. 10.95 grams, 25½ mm, axis 12. Cf. Ya’akov Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins (New York 2001), pl. 65, no. 223. The Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-135 CE) used similar symbols and inscriptions to the First Revolt. It broke out some seventy years after the destruction of the Second Temple and fifteen years after a Jewish revolt in the diaspora. The tragic consequences of the Revolt led to a pun on the name Bar Kokhba, Bar Cosiba, “son of the lie”. Bar-Kokhba coins were struck on Roman coins.
Obv.: Palm branch in wreath; around, Paleo-Hebrew inscription
(Shimon prince of Israel). Rev: Harp with five strings surrounded by the inscription
(year one of the redemption of Israel). 132/3 C.E. 10.25 grams, 23¾ mm, axis 12. Cf. Ya’akov Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins (New York 2001), pl. 65, no. 223b. The Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-135 CE) used similar symbols and inscriptions to the First Revolt. It broke out some seventy years after the destruction of the Second Temple and fifteen years after a Jewish revolt in the diaspora. The tragic consequences of the Revolt led to a pun on the name Bar Kokhba, Bar Cosiba, “son of the lie”. Bar-Kokhba coins were struck on Roman coins.
Obv.: Bunch of grapes surrounded by paleo-Hebrew inscription
(Shimon). In the margins, vestiges of Latin inscription. Rev: Flagon with handle and palm branch (‘lulav’), surrounded by inscription
(year two of the freedom of Israel). The letters Aleph (
) and Resh (
) changed places. In the margins, vestiges of Latin inscription. 133/4 C.E. 3.10 grams, 19¾ mm, axis 12. Cf. Ya’akov Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins (New York 2001), pl. 67, no. 253a. The Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-135 CE) used similar symbols and inscriptions to the First Revolt. It broke out some seventy years after the destruction of the Second Temple and fifteen years after a Jewish revolt in the diaspora. The tragic consequences of the Revolt led to a pun on the name Bar Kokhba, Bar Cosiba, “son of the lie”. Bar-Kokhba coins were struck on Roman coins.
Obv.: Tetrastyle facade of the Temple in Jerusalem: Between the pillars, an ark. Above, a star motif, flanked by a paleo-Hebrew inscription
(Shimon). Rev: Lulav, ethrog myrtle and willow surrounded by the inscription
(for the freedom of Jerusalem). Tetradrachms of Bar Kokhba Revolt are mostly restruck on Syrian tetradrachms of the reign of Trajan. 132/5 C.E. 14.07 grams, 25¼ mm, axis 1. Cf. Ya’akov Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins (New York 2001), pl. 69, no. 267b. The Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-135 CE) used similar symbols and inscriptions to the First Revolt. It broke out some seventy years after the destruction of the Second Temple and fifteen years after a Jewish revolt in the diaspora. The tragic consequences of the Revolt led to a pun on the name Bar Kokhba, Bar Cosiba, “son of the lie”. Bar-Kokhba coins were struck on Roman coins.
Obv.: A bunch of grapes surrounded by paleo-Hebrew inscription
(Shimon). In the margins, vestiges of Latin inscription. Rev: Two trumpets surrounded by inscription
(for the freedom of Jerusalem). To the right of the trumpets is the complete profile of the portrait of the Roman Emperor who appeared on the original. 132/5 C.E. 2.88 grams, 18 mm, axis 1. Cf. Ya’akov Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins (New York 2001), pl. 70, no. 277. The Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-135 CE) used similar symbols and inscriptions to the First Revolt. It broke out some seventy years after the destruction of the Second Temple and fifteen years after a Jewish revolt in the diaspora. The tragic consequences of the Revolt led to a pun on the name Bar Kokhba, Bar Cosiba, “son of the lie”. Bar-Kokhba coins were struck on Roman coins.
Obv.: Palm tree with seven branches and two clusters of fruit; below it, a paleo-Hebrew inscription
(Shimon). Rev: Bunch of grapes with small branch and leaf, surrounded by the inscription
(for the freedom of Jerusalem). The letter Mem of Jerusalem is missing. 132/5 C.E. 4.84 grams, 21¾ mm, axis 1. Cf. Ya’akov Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins (New York 2001), pl. 72, no. 302. The Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-135 CE) used similar symbols and inscriptions to the First Revolt. It broke out some seventy years after the destruction of the Second Temple and fifteen years after a Jewish revolt in the diaspora. The tragic consequences of the Revolt led to a pun on the name Bar Kokhba, Bar Cosiba, “son of the lie”. Bar-Kokhba coins were struck on Roman coins.
Obv.: A palm tree with seven branches and two clusters of fruit; below it, a paleo-Hebrew inscription
(Shimon). Rev: A bunch of grapes with small branch and leaf, surrounded by inscription
(for the freedom of Jerusalem). The letter Mem of Jerusalem is missing. 132/5 C.E. 6.72 grams, 19 mm, axis 12. Cf. Ya’akov Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins (New York 2001), pl. 72, no. 302. The Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-135 CE) used similar symbols and inscriptions to the First Revolt. It broke out some seventy years after the destruction of the Second Temple and fifteen years after a Jewish revolt in the diaspora. The tragic consequences of the Revolt led to a pun on the name Bar Kokhba, Bar Cosiba, “son of the lie”. Bar-Kokhba coins were struck on Roman coins.