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Bar Kokhba Revolt (AD 132-135) - AR Silver Zuz (year 2 = AD 133-134, 3.36 g) - Paleo-Hebrew legend ('Simon') with bunch of grapes / Paleo-Hebrew legend ('Year Two of the Freedom of Israel') with palm branch (Hendin 1394) - XF, rev. some weakness but beauty. Simon bar Kokhba (Hebrew: שמעון בר כוכבא‎‎) died in 135 CE and was the Jewish leader of what is known as the Bar Kokhba revolt against the Roman Empire in 132 CE. He established an independent Jewish state which he ruled for three years. His state was conquered by the Romans in 135 CE.