Denarius of Bar Kokhba, year 2

Artists

Description

Obv.: The first three letters of Shim'on's name in a triangular arrangement within a wreath. Rev.: two trumpets, around Hebrew inscription with last letter between the trumpets

Dimensions

3.34g

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.