Undated denarius of Bar Kokhba

Artists

Description

Obv.: name of Shim'on within wreath Rev.: jug with handle, on r. lulav, border of dots; around Hebrew inscription Overstruck on Trajan drachm, some inscription from original coin still showing

Dimensions

3.36 g

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.