Coin of Bar Kokhba, Year 1

Artists

Description

Obv.: Hebrew inscription within wreath, wreath composed of two branches with two leaves in each link. Re.: amphora with fluted body, two handles, and conical foot, around Hebrew inscription

Dimensions

21.57g

Provenance

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.