Eleazar the Priest

266, Lot: 193. Estimate $100. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. Æ (17mm, 3.76 g, 12h). Dated year 1 (132/3 CE). “Eleazar the priest,” seven-branched palm tree with dates / “Year one of the the redemption of Israel,” grape bunch with branch and small leaf. Mildenberg 155 (O4/R4); Meshorer 224; Hendin 1380. Near VF, earthen green patina.

An enigmatic figure, Eleazar is most frequently associated with Eleazar of Modein, the uncle of Bar Kochba.