JUDAEA. Bar Kochba Revolt, 132-135 C.E. AR Zuz (3.48 gms), Jerusalem Mint, Attributed to Year 3 (134/5 C.E.). NGC Ch AU, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5. Overstruck. Mildenberg-130 (O19/R67); Meshorer-272b; Hendin-1424. Obverse: "Shimon" in Hebrew in two lines within wreath; Reverse: Kithara. Light olive-gray surfaces and a solid strike highlight this overstruck specimen, which sits on the verge of Mint State status. Hints of the portrait and legend of the undertype remain, pointing to a Trajan drachm as host. From the Robert Feuer Collection.
