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Star
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| Features:
Star of David |
| Region:
Morocco |
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| Materials:
Bronze Coin |
| Framing:
14k |
| Reverse:
"AH DATE" |
| Denomination:
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| Date:
APP 1869 AD |
Stones:
Diamonds, 0.06 CT;
Sapphires, 0.14 CT |
| Reference
#: 5710 |
| Price:
$ 1,295 (USD) |
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Star
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Between
475 and 450 BC, Morocco was colonized by the Carthaginians,
who named it Barbary because of the Berber inhabitants.
The Romans established a province, Mauretania Tingitana,
during the 1st century ADin the area between Tangier and
Rabat; however, Berbers remained in possession of the land
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Coin
of Qandahar
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| Features:
Inscription |
| Region:
Afghanistan |
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| Materials:
Silver Coin |
| Framing:
14k |
| Reverse:
Inscription |
| Denomination:
Rupee |
| Date:
18th Century AD |
Stones:
Diamonds, 0.06 CT;
Sapphires, 0.15 CT |
| Reference
#: 6687 |
| Price:
$ 995 (USD) |
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Rupee
of the Qandahar
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Kandahar
was founded by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC.
India and Persia long fought over the city, which was strategically
located on the trade routes of Central Asia. It was conquered
by Arabs in the 7th century and by the Turkic Ghaznavids
in the 10th century, and Jenghiz Khan, commonly called "Genghis
Khan", sacked it in the 12th century. In the 18th century
it was made the capital of the newly emerging Afghan Kingdom.
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Assyrian
Seal
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| Features:
Cylinder Seal |
| Region:
Ancient Assyria |
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| Materials:
Seal |
| Framing:
14k |
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| Denomination:
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| Date:
1100 BC |
Stones:
Diamonds, 0.51 CT;
Rubies, 0.70 CT |
| Reference
#: WAO-069 |
| Price:
$ 3,295 (USD) |
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The
Hittites of Ancient Assyria
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A
cylinder seal was worn around the neck of ancient peoples
to be used as a signature to authenticate business transactions.
They were made from clay, precious stones and limestone.
The symbols etched on the seal are the means by which origin
is determined. Those on this seal identify it as coming
from the Hittite civilization, about the middle of its prominence.
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Assyrian
Seal
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| Features:
Cylinder Seal |
| Region:
Ancient Assyria |
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| Materials:
Seal |
| Framing:
14k |
| Reverse:
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| Denomination:
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| Date:
1100 BC |
Stones:
Diamonds, 0.21 CT;
Sapphires, 0.37 CT |
| Reference
#: WAO-075 |
| Price:
$ 1,295 (USD) |
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The
Hittites of Ancient Assyria
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A
cylinder seal was worn around the neck of ancient peoples
to be used as a signature to authenticate business transactions.
They were made from clay, precious stones and limestone.
The symbols etched on the seal are the means by which origin
is determined. Those on this seal identify it as coming
from the Hittite civilization, about the middle of its prominence.
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Assyrian
Seal
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| Features:
Cylinder Seal |
| Region:
Ancient Assyria |
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| Materials:
Seal |
| Framing:
14k |
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| Denomination:
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| Date:
1000 BC |
Stones:
Diamonds, 0.82 CT;
Sapphires, 1.25 CT |
| Reference
#: WAO-368 |
| Price:
$ 3,395 (USD) |
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The
Hittites of Ancient Assyria
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A
cylinder seal was worn around the neck of ancient peoples
to be used as a signature to authenticate business transactions.
They were made from clay, precious stones and limestone.
The symbols etched on the seal are the means by which origin
is determined. Those on this seal identify it as coming
from the Hittite civilization, about the middle of its prominence.
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Coin
From Modern Day Iraq
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| Features:
Inscription |
| Region:
Caliphate of Baghdad |
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| Materials:
Gold Coin |
| Framing:
14k |
| Reverse:
Inscription |
| Denomination:
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| Date:
"AH" 157, AD 751 |
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| Reference
#: WAO-978 |
| Price:
$ 1,795 (USD) |
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The
Abbasids,
Caliphates of Baghdad
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The
Caliphs were the rulers of the Islamic state, both the spiritual
head and temporal ruler. Caliph actually means "successor",
and in this instance it means successor to Muhammad the
prophet and founder of Islam. Caliphs are given authority
for temporal and spiritual matters, but could not exercise
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Coin
Featuring Shapur
I
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| Features:
Shapur I |
| Region:
Persia |
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| Materials:
Silver Coin |
| Framing:
14k |
| Reverse:
Fire Alter |
| Denomination:
Drachm |
| Date:
241 - 272 AD |
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| Reference
#: PARO-111 |
| Price:
$ 1,395 (USD) |
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The
Sassanids of Ancient Persia
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The
Sassanids were last dynasty of native rulers to reign in
Persia before the Arab Conquest. The period of their dominion
extended from 224 AD, when the Parthians were overthrown
until 640 AD, when the country fell under the power of the
arabs. The name of the Dynasty was derived from Sassan,
an ancestor of the founder of the dynasty, Ardashir I. Shapur
I was king of Persia from 241 until 272 AD. He was the son
and successor of Ardashir I, of the Sassanian Dynasty.
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