Lot #718 Set of Two Temple Mount Gold State Medals

Description:

Set of Two Temple Mount Gold State Medals. The Temple Mount is the religious national center of the Jewish people, the reputed location of the sacrificing of Isaac, where King Solomon erected the First Temple and brought into it the Holy of Holies, the Ark of the Covenant. The reverse depicts a three dimensional map of Jerusalem discovered in the floor mosaic of a 6th century church ruin. Lot includes: Prooflike, 22mm, 7gm. of 585 fine gold; and Prooflike, 13mm, 1.7gm. of 900 fine gold. Estimated Value $600 - UP Holyland Sale of the Century.

Categories: Israel - The Holyland Sale of the Century