Jerusalem - The Holy City: Collection of Eight Coins (various dates)
This collection features eight coins from various historical periods, each representing a different power that controlled Jerusalem throughout its tumultuous history.
Technical Details:
Format: Eight-coin boxed set
Box ID: JERUSALEM8CNBOX
Historical Significance: Despite its name meaning "city of peace," Jerusalem has experienced remarkably little tranquility throughout its long existence. The city has been destroyed at least twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times. Its turbulent history has seen control pass through numerous hands, including the Hebrews, Persians, Macedonians, Maccabees, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Seljuks, Franks, Ayyubids, Mamluks, Ottomans, British, and Israelis. The coins in this collection represent tangible evidence of this diverse succession of rulers, each leaving their cultural, religious, and political imprint on the city. Jerusalem's unique status as a holy site for three major world religions has made it a focal point of historical struggles that continue to this day.
This collection features eight coins from various historical periods, each representing a different power that controlled Jerusalem throughout its tumultuous history.
Technical Details:
Format: Eight-coin boxed set
Box ID: JERUSALEM8CNBOX
Historical Significance: Despite its name meaning "city of peace," Jerusalem has experienced remarkably little tranquility throughout its long existence. The city has been destroyed at least twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times. Its turbulent history has seen control pass through numerous hands, including the Hebrews, Persians, Macedonians, Maccabees, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Seljuks, Franks, Ayyubids, Mamluks, Ottomans, British, and Israelis. The coins in this collection represent tangible evidence of this diverse succession of rulers, each leaving their cultural, religious, and political imprint on the city. Jerusalem's unique status as a holy site for three major world religions has made it a focal point of historical struggles that continue to this day.
This collection features eight coins from various historical periods, each representing a different power that controlled Jerusalem throughout its tumultuous history.
Technical Details:
Format: Eight-coin boxed set
Box ID: JERUSALEM8CNBOX
Historical Significance: Despite its name meaning "city of peace," Jerusalem has experienced remarkably little tranquility throughout its long existence. The city has been destroyed at least twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times. Its turbulent history has seen control pass through numerous hands, including the Hebrews, Persians, Macedonians, Maccabees, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Seljuks, Franks, Ayyubids, Mamluks, Ottomans, British, and Israelis. The coins in this collection represent tangible evidence of this diverse succession of rulers, each leaving their cultural, religious, and political imprint on the city. Jerusalem's unique status as a holy site for three major world religions has made it a focal point of historical struggles that continue to this day.
