Interesting - Noah's Ark On Septimius Severus Provincial

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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 03/29/2018 12:26 pm Was window shopping the latest Roma auction (not a single piece I can afford ) and spotted this cool piece: http://romanumismatics.com/auction/lot/0584/ I had no idea such a coin existed, especially since the Jews had a bit of a "falling out" with Rome under Hadrian. Anyone have a couple extra organs or kids to sell? Report this Post to the Staff

ancient67 Valued Member France 330 Posts	Posted 03/29/2018 1:22 pm Very uncommon and surprizing... And very expensive too! Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 03/29/2018 2:03 pm $10,000 with six days to go. I've never seen that ever in any reference. I can understand why it would me a much wanted coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 03/29/2018 2:08 pm Wow - too bad its not a common one - I could never afford how much they are asking. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 03/29/2018 3:36 pm While the name Noah certainly makes an Old Testement/Jewish connection the likely interpretation it should be not forgotten that the "Noah Story" is actually older than Abraham. The ancient Sumerians and Akkadians recorded the story of Utnapishtim on clay tablets circa 4,000 BC. You can read the translated text in Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament (aka ANET). I spent one semester lugging that Guttenburg sized tome around in my backpack 38 years ago ! Or you can just check the wiki page and get the gist of it ! There is afterall such a thing as progress ! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utnapishtim Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/29/2018 4:11 pm Have not seen this coin before, had no idea that the Romans would ever even refer to it. Great coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 03/29/2018 5:23 pm Fascinating piece, thanks for sharing the auction listing link. I'm supposing this is so rare that there's no RIC catalog entry for the type? Hey, if you really have to have it, a person can survive with just one kidney... Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 03/29/2018 6:19 pm Perhaps not too surprisingly the entry for Apamea in wiki includes an old illustration of this coin type and stresses also the large Jewish population in the city. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apamea_(Phrygia) Report this Post to the Staff
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