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Menorah.
« on: July 01, 2006, 01:59:32 pm »
this is realy some thing I like to share in this section, it is a lead Menorah, the special thing about it is, that the reverse is not blank, but it has another Judaean symbol, the Lilly.
nice example.
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Re: Menorah.
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2006, 01:15:52 pm »
Wow!

Good finding, Salem. Although I don't recognizing the lily, the menorah is seems very clearly. Do you see the lower part of menorah? Is this tripod? Or just triangle?
What is the origin of this bulla? Jordan?

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Re: Menorah.
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2006, 06:41:52 pm »
Hi Explorer, it found in Jordan, and the Lily is hard to tell from the photo but in hand you can see it well.
here is clearer veiw.
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Re: Menorah.
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2006, 11:29:02 am »
Salem,

This is really an interesting and beautiful coin!

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Re: Menorah.
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2006, 04:54:18 pm »
The reverse doesn't look like any lily I have ever seen.  It looks more like a container (modus, I think is what it is called) with three ears of grain.

Also, isn't this a seal (bula) and not a coin?
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Re: Menorah.
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2006, 02:01:55 pm »
I agree with you Howard about the lilly, and it is a lead seal not a coin.
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Re: Menorah.
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2006, 04:30:44 am »
Salem,

You have a really interesting and beautiful lead seal (bula--thank you, Howard)! :)

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