  Ancient Jewish coin auctioned for $1.1 million in New York March 10, 2012 - 11:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Year 1 prototype silver shekel from A.D. 66 was bought March 8 night at Heritage Auctions by an East Coast collector, AP reports. It is one of only two known Year 1 prototype silver shekels. The other one is in the collection of the Israel Museum. It's the first silver coin struck by Jewish forces revolting against Roman rule in the first century. It features an image of a ritual chalice and three pomegranates. Heritage says it's the highest price for any Judean coin paid at auction. It's one of 2,200 ancient Judean coins from the Shoshana Collection assembled by a Los Angeles-area collector. He bought it at a 1991 auction for more than $240,000. Partner news  Top stories The State Symbols Day was first celebrated in 2010, on the initiative of WE state values preservation foundation. In 1979-1981, Vrezh Israeyelyan worked in “Hayreniki Dzayn” (Homeland Voice) weekly newspaper. Yerevan municipality’s 2013 environmental program envisages creation of new lawns covering area of 3.2 hectares. Melkonian had no prior service record in any country's army before being placed in command of an estimated 4,000 men in the war.   Partner news |  Latest news Henrikh Mkhitaryan to leave for London June 20  The Armenia and Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder is due to sing a transfer contract with English Liverpool FC this week.Explosion at military depot in Syria leaves 6 injured Syrian state television said that a "technical error" caused the explosion at a military corps of engineers unit.OSCE PA President on Turkey: mass arrests not emblematic of democracy “I welcome the dialogue the government entered into with several protest leaders last week,” Wolfgang Grossruck said.UN compound attacked in Somali capital The bomber set off his explosives outside the gate of the United Nations Development Program base before attackers ran inside. |
