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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.2.105
People
Bar Kochba
Title
Coin of Bar Kokhba, year 1
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
132-133 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Judaea (Palestine)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Jewish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/322112

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.31g
Die Axis
12
Date on Object
Year 1
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Shimon Prince of Israel
  • Reverse Inscription: Year 1 of the Redemption of Israel

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008.

Notes:
[1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Mildenberg 23

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund and purchase through the generosity of the Estate of Leo Mildenberg
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.2.105
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Palm branch within laurel wreath, around Hebrew inscription
Rev. lyre with six strings and hornlike protrusions to r. and l. of soundbox top, border of dots, around Hebrew inscription

Verification Level

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