Denarius of Bar Kokhba, year 2

Artists

Description

Obv. : Triform bunch of grapes, hanging from a branch bent by the weight, to l. a vine leaf hanging from the branch, to r. a tendril, border of dots, around Hebrew inscription Rev.: Jug with handle, on r. lulav, border of dots; around Hebrew inscription

Dimensions

3.33g

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.