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Vintage ALVA Museum Replica Silver Plated Coin Bar Brooch of Ancient Israel Shekels The brooch is signed "Alva" & comes with the original Alva gift box & paperwork. The triple coin brooch measures 2" x 3/4" & has been well-maintained & cared for over the years. It is in excellent condition. Coin of Ancient Israel, 135 C.E. The original is of silver. Coins are first mentioned in Genesis, when Abraham gives Ephron four hundred shekels of silver current with the merchant. Simeon, brother of Judas Maccabaeus, established the first recorded right of the Jews to strike their own coins. His successor, John Hyrcanus I (135-104 B.C.E), exercised this right toward the end of his reign. During the First Revolt, 66-70 C.E., the Jews cast silver coins, using the treasure of the Temple of Jerusalem, the Jews cast silver coins. Heeding the Second Commandment, "You shall not make yourself a graven image..." they placed symbols on their shekel. in response to a visit by the Emperor Hadrian, in 130 C.E. to establish a Roman colony on the ruins of Jerusalem, the Jews began a second revolt under Simeon Bar-Kochba (Son of the Star). Having no resources of silver or bronze, he re-struck Roman & local coins. This coin was struck on a Roman silver denarius. The obverse shows a bunch of grapes on a stem with tendrils & is incribed, "Simeon". The reverse has a graceful jug with a single handle; to the right is a palm branch. They are both circled by the ancient Hebrew inscription, "For the Freedom of Jerusalem", a phrase used in the final year of the war. Authorized, copyrighted reproduction in metal, silver-plated, made from the original in the collections of The Jewish Museum, New York, by Alva Museum Replicas, New York. Alfred Wolkenberg was born in Vienna in 1911 & immigrated to the US in 1939. in 1948 he founded Alva Studios of Long Island City, NY. He had many artists & designers who were commissioned to produce reproductions of priceless ancient jewelry & sculpture. The pieces were marked Alva Museum Replicas & sold at famous museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art ( MMA ), Smithsonian Institute ( SI ), The Louvre, The Art Institute of Chicago, etc... Make sure to check out our other listings for many more vintage Alva Museum Replicas Jewelry. (Necklaces, Brooches, Earrings, Combo Pins & Pendants, Belt Buckles, Cufflinks, & Tie Tacks) Vintage Jewish Silver Coin Bar Brooch Israeli Shekel Alva Museum Replica Freedom Of Jerusalem Original Box Paperwork Grape Vine Palm Tree
