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Zuz - Simeon bar Kosevah Year Three
| Issuer | Judea |
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| Year | 134-135 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Hebrew |
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| Reverse description | Two elongated, flaring ritual trumpets (hasosrot) depicted in high relief, standing upright side by side and dominating the central field, with a small pellet between them at the base. A Hebrew paleo-Hebrew legend surrounds the trumpets reading 'For the Freedom of Jerusalem,' distributed to the left and right of the design. The trumpets, associated with Temple service, are a hallmark motif of Bar Kokhba revolt coinage and reflect the nationalistic and religious aspirations of the revolt. |
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Struck in Year Three of the Bar Kokhba revolt, these coins were produced as the rebellion was already failing. Roman forces under Hadrian, reinforced by Julius Severus recalled from Britain, had systematically reduced Jewish strongholds across Judea. The mint — almost certainly a mobile or field operation rather than a fixed facility — continued striking even as the military situation collapsed. Most scholars believe Betar fell in 135 AD, ending the revolt and the coinage simultaneously.
Like all Bar Kokhba silver, this zuz was overstruck on a Roman denarius, the host coin occasionally visible beneath the new type. The name "Simeon" on the issue refers to Simon bar Kosevah himself, the revolt's commander.