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Zuz - Simeon bar Kosevah Year Three
| Issuer | Judea |
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| Year | 134-135 |
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| Value | 1 Zuz = 1/4 Sela = 1/4 Shekel |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a tall, elegant jug or amphora with a narrow neck, flared rim, and a double handle, flanked by a lulav (palm branch) to one side, symbols closely associated with Jewish religious observance and the festival of Sukkot. The vessels and ritual objects are rendered in moderate relief consistent with the hammered technique and overstruck fabric of Bar Kokhba revolt coinage. The Hebrew inscription reading LEHEROT YERUSHALAYIM (For the freedom of Jerusalem) encircles the central design in the field, serving as a powerful political and patriotic legend. The lettering is arranged around the periphery in a circular manner, though partially weak due to the irregular flan. The overall design reflects the ideological program of the Bar Kokhba revolt, asserting Jewish sovereignty and the aspiration to liberate Jerusalem. |
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| Reverse lettering | לחרות ירושלם (Translation: LEHEROT YERUSHALAYIM (For the freedom of Jerusalem)) |
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Year Three of the Bar Kokhba Revolt was its final year. Roman forces under Julius Severus, recalled by Hadrian from Britain specifically to crush the uprising, systematically reduced Jewish strongholds through siege rather than open battle. The rebels, running short of everything, overstruck existing Roman provincial silver — the host coins are frequently visible beneath, and the Jewish imagery was hammered directly onto whatever circulating silver could be seized. Bethar fell in 135 AD, and Simon bar Kosevah died in the siege. Year Three coins are meaningfully scarcer than Year One and Year Two issues for exactly that reason.