Bronze replica of Bar Kokhba revolt era sela after Hendin-1388/H-NK-689.4 to 4.3 series: obv. w/part of "[Si]mon" legend (left) & star above Temple + Showbread table; rev. w/abbreviated legend "Year two of the freedom of Israel" around lulav & etrog device; 10.3g, 24.5mm.
Historama Autumn Mail Auction #5
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Historama Historama Autumn Mail Auction #5
Our new mail auction opens 1 Oct. and runs until 20:00 Israel-time on Wed. Oct. 25th. The sale features a nicely developed and balanced selection of 661 lots of high quality items covering ancient to modern numismatics & exonumia; Judaica (religious books, Rabbinic letters and signatures, Hassidic items, medallic items and ephemera) and Judaic tokens & medals; Israeliana; Jewish, Israeli & Arabian militaria and philately. There are 661 single-item and multiple-item lots, something for every taste and interest. More information is available here.
The philatelic offering is our best yet, highlighted by an extraordinary assembly of postal history documenting the Arab-Israeli conflict (1947 to present); WWII postal links w/Palestine; ‘Baghdad overland mail’; 1948-era mail incl. Israeli interim-period, emergency + early foreign postal links, besieged towns, early postage dues & mail of Arab armies in Palestine; Mandate & Israeli postal history; Mandate cachets & postal markings; Red Cross & POW mail; censored mail; British WWI EEF mail from Egypt; rare Jerusalem postmarks; Jewish/Zionist stamps; Jewish Brigade & displaced persons mail.
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Lot #50037LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
Lot #50038LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
White metal replica of Bar Kokhba revolt era sela after Hendin-1388/H-NK-689.5 to 5.1 series: obv. w/part of "[Si]mon" legend (left) & star above Temple + Showbread table; rev. w/abbreviated legend "Year two of the freedom of Israel" around lulav & etrog device; 12.8g, 25mm.
Lot #50039LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
Base metal fantasy coin unlisted in H-NK ((remotely similar to 668): 7-branched palm tree w/2 bunches of dates & legend; rev: semi-high-relief etrog w/o legend; 6.65g, 25.5mm.
Lot #50040LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
Base metal "Jewish War" fantasy coin similar to H-NK-668, depicting 7-branched palm tree w/2 bunches of dates & legend (unlike 668); rev: high-relief etrog & legend unlike 668; 11.35g, 22.5mm.
Lot #50041LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
Brass(?) fantasy coin unlisted in H-NK: palm tree with 2 bunches of dates on either side & basket on either side of tree + legend; rev: 2 lulavs w/etrog between + legend; 15.85g, 23mm; thick 4.5mm planchet.
Lot #50042LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
Bronze(?) fantasy coin unlisted in H-NK: 2 "spies" facing right (ex Biblical event) carrying large grape cluster + unclear legend at left; rev: relief image of sun & rays; 11.55g, 27mm. Planchet appears porus but not necessarily cast.
Lot #50043LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
Bronze fantasy coin as per H-NK-F2: chalice with 3 round blooms emerging from it w/nonsense inscription around; rev: bird facing right pecking at ground w/nonsense inscription around; 4.7g, 19.5mm. This may be the work of Moses Wilhelm Shapira of Jerusalem (c.1830-1844).
Lot #50044LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
Italy: "Vespasian Sestertius" bronze cast copy of Paduan 17th C. forgery based on rare Roman original of Judea Capta theme; 34.5mm, 25.5g. Obv.: laureate head right & leg. "IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III". Rev.: Victory on left writing on buckler against palm-tree, and captive ("Judea") at his foot cryung; leg. "VICTORIA AVGVSTI" & "SC" in exergue. Coin rotation. Typically poor detail of cast copy w/...
Lot #50045LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
Italy: "Titus Judea Capta Sestertius" bronze Paduan cast copy after Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570); 31mm, 14.65g. Obv.: Titus laureate head left & leg. "IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COSVIII". Rev.: figure standing left of tree & sitting Jewess weeping on right; legend "IVDAEA CAPTA" & "SC" in exergue. Coin rotation. Poor detail typical of cast make but little wear, with glossy patina on surface; Cavino's original...
Lot #50046LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
Germany > Nuremburg: Purim jeton copper Rechnungspfennig of Ester & Haman, c. 1590; by Hans Krauwinkel; 27.5mm, 4.6g. Obv.: scene ex "Book of Ester" (Mordechai in royal dress on horse led by wicked Haman); Ger. leg. "Haman Mardoche" & "Esther VI". Rev.: Haman hanging from gallows in the courtyard of his house; leg. "Das Havs [Haus] Haman". Fine; Fieweger-75, Mitch-1626 ff, Neu-32278, Stalzer-295 & Forrer....
Lot #50047LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
Germany > Nuremburg: "Judea Capta" imitation copper jeton (ND), circa. 1600; by Hans Krauwinkel; 28mm, 2.95g. Imitation of original Roman victory coinage celebrating their triumph over the Jews & conquest of Palestine (Judea). Obv.: captive Jewess weeping to the right of a palm tree, victorious emperor on left; Latin legend "Ivdea Capta" ("Judea Captured") above. Rev.: bust of Emperor Vespasian. In Fine condition; JM-...
Lot #50048LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
False/Censer Shekel cast in white metal, c. 19th Cent.; w/leg. read right to left "Shekel Yisrael | HaKdusha Yerushalayim" size: 31.5mm; weight: 12.45g; medallic alignment. Similar to Kisch Type-B7 & Hill fig. 60. Inspired by Renaissance imitations called "Gorlitz Shekels".
Lot #50049LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
False/Censer Shekel struck in light metal, c. late 19th Cent.; w/leg. read right to left "Shekel Yisrael | HaKdusha Yerushalayim" size: 34.5mm; weight: 13.45g; medallic alignment. Similar to Kisch Type-B8 but w/variations; almost identical to type produced in England by Spencer of London - but that in white brass (35mm/13g); here w/o maker mark under chalice. Inspired by Renaissance imitations called "Gorlitz Shekels".
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Lot #50050LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
False/Censer Shekel in brass, circa post 1920's; w/leg. read right to left "Shekel Yisrael | HaKdusha Yerushalayim" size: 33.25mm; weight: 11.45g. Similar to Kisch Type-d (flat bottomed two-handed smoking urn rather than chalice); medallic alignment. Per seam-line appears cast, but this example is heaver than others of this type. Inspired by Renaissance imitations called "Gorlitz Shekels".
Lot #50051LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
Germany > Saxe-Gotha: lot x10 medals of Christian Wermuth & studio, portaits of Roman & Byzantine emperors w/brief biographies (reverse), struck in tin/ white metal, c.1694-1715; all on thick planchets; sizes bet. 31-32mm; weights: 10.6 - 17.2g; some w/rim leg. or numbers etched, or ink inventory marks; most VF-EF, one BU. Includes: Antoninus Pius, Antoninus, Severus Alexander, Magnus, Hadrian, Titus, Volusian....
Lot #50052LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
Italy: bronze medal fashioned after 16th C. Venetian Jesus medals, with standard 5-line Hebrew leg. on rev (eg. Hill p.50) משיח | מלך באבש | לום ואדמא | רם עשוי | חי; on obv. in place of portrait of Jesus, left-facing head possibly of Holy Roman emperor Charles V - this medal/design unlisted in Hill; 20.75g, 34mm. Appears to be letter "P" below portrait. Medallist may be Giovanni del Cavino,...
Lot #50053LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
Christian Kabbalist amulet, post 1518; bronze; size: 39mm; weight: 16.1g. Obverse bears pentagon with various names of Jesus ("Yeshu"); reverse bears square with four Angels' names around and 12 permutations of G-d's name (Tetragrammaton) within. Reference: Schrire’s Hebrew Magic Amulets #42.
Lot #50054LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
Italy: Jesus medal in copper, c. 16th C.; not maker-marked; size: 28.5mm; weight: 10.75g. Obv.: left facing Christ, with Hebrew initial "Alef" (for 'Adoneinu' - 'Our Lord') & "Yeshu" ('Jesus') on either side. Rev.: 5-line Heb. legend (w/incorrect letters) as per Hill p.50 ex. 2b: משיח | מלך באבש | לום ואדמא | רם עשוי | חי, with 'Mashiach' spelled with 'Yud' under the letter 'Khet'. Portrait of Christ said to be of...
Lot #50055LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
US/Canada: large oval bronze medal with legend "Christ in You | The Hope of Glory" around outer ring w/"Holy is His Name" within above Star of David with Hebrew word for G-d within; rev: legend "Father Glorify Thy Name | H.G.I. Founded June 23, 1887" & crucifix design with Hebrew words "King of the Jews | Christ the Christian"; 23.85g, 32 x 45mm. Rarely encountered tallion, usually described as a "...
Lot #50056LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
US/Canada: small oval bronze medal with legend "Christ in You | The Hope of Glory" around outer ring w/"Holy is His Name" within above Star of David with Hebrew word for G-d within; rev: legend "Father Glorify Thy Name | H.G.I. Founded June 23, 1887" & crucifix design with Hebrew words "King of the Jews | Christ the Christian"; 9.25g, 20 x 35mm. This is a smaller version of the [rarely encountered] larger sized tallion...
Lot #50057LA - Numismatics > Biblical & Religious themes
Middle Eastern artwork hammered out on octagonal thin sheet of silver(?) depicting rose with long stalk & petals + a bird on either side, c. early 20th Century; 5.3g, 47 x 65mm. Evocative of "Song of Songs".
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