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Inverted anchor cross. A cross with slightly widened ends, with two anchor flukes coming out of the top and curving left and right, also with slightly widened ends.







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  • 104 – 76 BC Judaea Prutah

    104 – 76 BC Judaea Prutah

    One of the most well-known biblical coins Jerusalem (Jerusalem – View of the Old City and the Mount of Olives. From Wikipedia). Jerusalem is an ancient city. Archaeological work in the area suggests that the city was inhabited as far back as 4,000 BC. Its earliest known name may be Jebusite, the translation of a…

  • 58-59 AD Rome – Judaea Prutah

    58-59 AD Rome – Judaea Prutah

    A small coin from the heart of Christianity Twelve Tribes of Israel The book of Genesis notes that Jacob, son of Abraham, wrestled God and was renamed Israel. He went on to have 12 sons: In Joshua Chapter 13, the first verse reads: “When Joshua had grown old, the Lord said to him, ‘You are…