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Wenzel Seidan
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Paris, Second French Empire
(Paris, France)
Date:
1860
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In 1735, Eleazar ben Samuel arrived in Amsterdam to take up the post of chief rabbi of the Ashkenazic community. To mark the occasion, Joel ben Lippman Levi minted a medal. On the front of the medal…
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Joel ben Lippman Levi
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1735
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Joseph ben Issachar Süsskind Oppenheimer (1698–1738) was a financier and court Jew who served as adviser to Duke Carl Alexander. Economic reforms enacted by Carl Alexander (and informed by Oppenheimer…
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Artist Unknown
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Stuttgart, Kingdom of Prussia
(Stuttgart, Germany)
Date:
1738
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On this coin, the owl has lost some of the distinctive features of the Athenian prototypes. Instead of the large prominent eyes, the face is relatively small, and the eyes are even smaller. The bird’s…
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Yehud, Land of Israel
(Southern Israel, Israel)
Date:
Persian Period, 4th Century BCE
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The image of an ear on this coin may symbolize God as the one who hears prayers, as in passages such as Psalm 34:16, 18, and Psalm 130:2. The image is paralleled on Egyptian stelas that depict…
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Yehud, Land of Israel
(Southern Israel, Israel)
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Persian Period, 4th Century BCE
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I. W. Loewenbach
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Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
(Munich, Germany)
Date:
1826
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This medal for St. Stephanskirche in Vienna provides an example of the style innovated by its engraver Jacques Wiener (1815–1899), in which the exterior of a building appears on one side and the…
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Jacques Wiener
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Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium
(Brussels, Belgium)
Date:
1862
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This medal by master engraver Charles Wiener honors the Jewish philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore (1784–1885) and his wife, Lady Judith Montefiore (1784–1862). Montefiore was an activist on behalf of…
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Charles Wiener
Places:
London, United Kingdom
Date:
1864
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This is a Judean imitation of a popular Athenian coin type. On the front is the head of Athena, distinguished by her helmet. On the back is an owl, the symbol of Athena. To the left of the owl is a…
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Yehud, Land of Israel
(Southern Israel, Israel)
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Persian Period, 4th Century BCE
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The front of this coin depicts an animal horn, probably a shofar (parallel lines across the horn suggest horns of rams and some other animals). If this is a shofar, it likely signifies praying to God…
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Yehud, Land of Israel
(Southern Israel, Israel)
Date:
Persian Period, 4th Century BCE