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Gold Pendant Featuring a Bronze Coin of Shimon Bar Kokhba, 132 CE - 135 CE

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Gold Pendant Featuring a Bronze Coin of Shimon Bar Kokhba, 132 CE - 135 CE

Bronze and Gold

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This genuine ancient coin has been mounted in a modern 18 karat gold pendant. The coins of Bar Kokhba constitute the last independent Jewish coinage minted until modern times. The...

This genuine ancient coin has been mounted in a modern 18 karat gold pendant.

The coins of Bar Kokhba constitute the last independent Jewish coinage minted until modern times. The naturalistic images—here a date palm and a vine leaf— have a grace power. Set in a unique pendant, this is a beautiful souvenir of a remarkable point in history.

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