Medal - Israel Historical Cities Coin of Beit She`an

€135,990.00
LocationIsrael
Year1965
TypeSouvenir medals/Commemorative souvenir
CompositionTombac
Weight40 g
Diameter45 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth
Lettering: State of Israel מדינת ישראל כסף 935 Sterling Lettering: State of Israel מדינת ישראל כסף 935 Sterling
Period
NoticeKretschmer
Reference(s) ICMC#15051456
Obverse descriptionA composition of the main historical features of Beit She`an, as the visitor sees them today: the Tel, the Roman theatre, the synagogue mosaic, a Doric column. The name of the city, `Beit She`an` in Hebrew above and in English, below.
Obverse letteringבית שאן Beit She`an
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionIn the center, a replica of a city-coin minted in 189 CE. The coin depicts Dionysius and, at his heel, his sacred panther. Around Dionysius, in Greek letters, `Nyckie Acysmc` and the year of issue `189 CE`. On the rim, an inscription `Coin of Beit She`an 3949` in Hebrew and English. The date, in English, 189 CE.
Reverse letteringמטבע בית שאן ג`תתקמט Coin of Beit She`an 189 C.E.
(Translation: (On Coin in Greek) Nyckie Acysmc)
Reverse script
EngraverKretschmer Mint, Jerusalem, Israel
Mintage5725 (1965)  - 1965 - 6 626
Catalog ID4378760460
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