Jerusalem Through the Ages – Eight-Coin Boxed Collection
This carefully curated set presents eight authentic coins spanning different civilizations that once held power over Jerusalem, one of the most contested and sacred cities in world history. Each piece embodies a chapter in the city’s turbulent past, offering a tangible connection to the empires, faiths, and peoples that shaped its destiny.
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Historical Significance:
Jerusalem—whose very name means “city of peace”—has rarely known lasting peace. Over the centuries, it has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured or recaptured 44 times. From biblical kingdoms to medieval crusaders, from imperial Rome to the Ottomans, nearly every major regional power left its imprint on the city’s stones, shrines, and coinage.
The coins in this set reflect that extraordinary continuity of struggle and faith. Each coin represents not only the political authority of its issuing state—whether Hebrew, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, Crusader, or Ottoman—but also the cultural and religious forces that have kept Jerusalem at the center of human history.
As a holy site revered by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Jerusalem has always stood at the crossroads of belief and power. This collection allows you to hold in your hands relics of the rulers who claimed it, fought for it, and sanctified it—making this set a numismatic journey through one of the world’s most enduring and contested cities.
Jerusalem Through the Ages – Eight-Coin Boxed Collection
This carefully curated set presents eight authentic coins spanning different civilizations that once held power over Jerusalem, one of the most contested and sacred cities in world history. Each piece embodies a chapter in the city’s turbulent past, offering a tangible connection to the empires, faiths, and peoples that shaped its destiny.
Technical Details:
Historical Significance:
Jerusalem—whose very name means “city of peace”—has rarely known lasting peace. Over the centuries, it has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured or recaptured 44 times. From biblical kingdoms to medieval crusaders, from imperial Rome to the Ottomans, nearly every major regional power left its imprint on the city’s stones, shrines, and coinage.
The coins in this set reflect that extraordinary continuity of struggle and faith. Each coin represents not only the political authority of its issuing state—whether Hebrew, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, Crusader, or Ottoman—but also the cultural and religious forces that have kept Jerusalem at the center of human history.
As a holy site revered by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Jerusalem has always stood at the crossroads of belief and power. This collection allows you to hold in your hands relics of the rulers who claimed it, fought for it, and sanctified it—making this set a numismatic journey through one of the world’s most enduring and contested cities.
