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Large bronze - Simeon bar Kosevah Year One
| Issuer | Judea |
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| Year | 132-133 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A palm wreath encircles the central field, its branches tied at the base, forming a decorative border around the Hebrew inscription. Within the wreath, a four-line paleo-Hebrew legend reads the name and title of the revolt leader. The flan is irregular and slightly uneven, characteristic of the emergency coinage struck during the Bar Kokhba Revolt. The overall style is bold and schematic, consistent with provincially produced hammered bronze coinage of the early second century CE. |
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| Obverse script | Hebrew |
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| Reverse description | A tall, ribbed amphora with two loop handles is depicted in the center of the field, its body rendered with vertical fluting and a broad foot. The vessel is shown in a frontal, schematic style typical of Bar Kokhba bronze coinage. A paleo-Hebrew inscription surrounds the amphora in the field, arranged in multiple lines on either side of and above the vessel. The flan edges are irregular, and the strike is slightly off-center, as is common for this series of emergency-issue hammered bronzes. |
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