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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.2.117
People
Bar Kochba
Title
Coin of Bar Kokhba
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
132-135 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Judaea (Palestine)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Jewish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/323215

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.89g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Illegible
  • Reverse Inscription: Shim[on]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Mildenberg cf. 204

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
2008.2.117
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Small three-lobed vine leaf hanging on cut branch, around Hebrew inscription
Rev.: Palm tree with seven branches, r. and l. cluster with three fruits each, around border of dots, underneath Hebrew inscription

Verification Level

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