Harvard Art Museums > 1994.171: Tetradrachm of Bar Kochba, Year 2 Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tetradrachm of Bar Kochba, Year 2 (Bar Kochba) , 1994.171,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196147. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1994.171 People Bar Kochba Title Tetradrachm of Bar Kochba, Year 2 Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 133-134 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Jerusalem (Palestine) Period Roman Imperial period, Middle Culture Jewish Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/196147 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 15.06 g Technical Details Technical Observations: The coin is overstruck Die Axis 12 Denomination tetradrachm Date on Object Year 2 Inscriptions and Marks inscription: obverse: See file for inscriptions on both sides of the coin. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Mildenberg nos. 6 ff Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan in memory of Robert A. Kagan Accession Year 1994 Object Number 1994.171 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obverse: Tetrastyle facade of the Temple with fluted columns. The architrave is rendered by two lines and the podium by a thick exergual line. In the center the Ark of the Covenant in chest form. Overstruck. Reverse: lulav and etrog behind palm. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
