Auction 6 Historama - Auction 6 (part 1): "Just Judaica" + Ancient & World Coins - numismatics; Judaic medals & tokens; paper money; militaria; Arabiana; Israeliana; Judaica & historical ephemera
Oct 9, 2018
Israel
 Shatner Center, Shatner 3, suite 34-189, Jerusalem

Our 6th auction includes 1362 lots, split between numismatics-Judaica-militaria-ephemera (lots 0001-0708) and philatelic items (lots 0709-1362). Our live (timed) sale on Bidspirit will cover the non-philatelic items, and will take place at 20:15 Israel-time on Tuesday, 9 October; the philatelic items will be sold at a timed auction the following day at 20:15, at StampAuctionNetwork.com. The complete display of the sale is available here historama.com/auctions, where detailed index pages of the materials by subject and links to catalogue files are available.

The pdf catalogue for Part 1 is here

The pdf catalogue for Part 2 (philately) is here

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LOT a60108:

Italy: Jesus medal in white metal (silver?), c. 16th C.; maker-marked "B" - this ...

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Italy: Jesus medal in white metal (silver?), c. 16th C.; maker-marked "B" - this rare; size: 36mm; weight: 23g; thickness: 3mm. obverse: left facing Christ, with Hebrew initial "Alef" (for 'Adoneinu' - 'Our Lord') & "Yeshu" ('Jesus') on either side. reverse: 5-line Hebrew legend (with incorrect letters) based on Hill p.50 ex. 2a (but "Adam" twice) : משיח | מלך בא בש | לום ואדמ א | דם עשוי | חי. Portrait of Christ said to be of Venetian School; medal issued in 16th Century to Jewish converts to Christianity. With loop through hole for wearing; a similar medal (38mm in bronze) to this one was sold at auction (2009) for $1300.

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