Silver Denarius (Zuz) of Shimon Bar Kochbar, 133 CE - 134 CE
Silver
BF.071
Obverse: Shim in wreat Reverse: Two Trumpets The leader of the Second Jewish Revolt (132-135 CE) against Rome was Shim’on Bar Koseba. He was known as Bar Kochbar, meaning ‘Son...
Obverse: Shim in wreat
Reverse: Two Trumpets
The leader of the Second Jewish Revolt (132-135 CE) against Rome was Shim’on Bar Koseba. He was known as Bar Kochbar, meaning ‘Son of the Star’ in reference to messianic expectations of the verse ‘There shall step forth a star (kochab) out of Jacob’ (Numbers 24: 17). During the First Revolt coins had been minted from silver in the Temple treasury. The destruction of the Temple by the Romans 70 CE meant that this time existing coinage in circulation had to be gathered, filed and restamped. There are several types of overstruck Roman silver denarii. The obverse usually depicts an abbreviated version of Bar Kochbar’s name surrounded by a wreath. The reverse shows the date and a symbol associated with the Temple, in this case a pair of trumpets. Another examples include a palm branch, an amphora, a bunch of grapes or a lyre. They referred to the ambition to rebuild the Temple.
Reverse: Two Trumpets
The leader of the Second Jewish Revolt (132-135 CE) against Rome was Shim’on Bar Koseba. He was known as Bar Kochbar, meaning ‘Son of the Star’ in reference to messianic expectations of the verse ‘There shall step forth a star (kochab) out of Jacob’ (Numbers 24: 17). During the First Revolt coins had been minted from silver in the Temple treasury. The destruction of the Temple by the Romans 70 CE meant that this time existing coinage in circulation had to be gathered, filed and restamped. There are several types of overstruck Roman silver denarii. The obverse usually depicts an abbreviated version of Bar Kochbar’s name surrounded by a wreath. The reverse shows the date and a symbol associated with the Temple, in this case a pair of trumpets. Another examples include a palm branch, an amphora, a bunch of grapes or a lyre. They referred to the ambition to rebuild the Temple.