Lot #124

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Lot #128

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HONI THE CIRCLE-DRAWER, Official Medal, 2010 – Gold 585, 17g, 30.5mm – Mintage of only 60 uints Sixth in the "Jewish Folktales" Medal Series. Honi…

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Lot #130

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Lot #124

$180

Israel – 4 pairs of Song of Songs coins. 1. "Your eyes are doves" 1 shekel (silver 900, 3.46 g, 18 mm.) And 2 shekels…

$180

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Lot #125

$140

Israel – Jerusalem – 3000 Years – Silver 999 , 155.5 g , 65 mm Cleaned with a few scratches Independence Day 1996/5756 48th Anniversary…

$140

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Lot #126

$40

Israel – 2 Coins of Architecture and Design, 2004 – Second in the Israel Artists Series .1. One shekel – 925 silver, 14.4 g, 30…

$40

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Lot #127

$300

Israel – Zodiac Signs – State Medal (12 medals), 1984: Medal – 750 gold, 4.4 g, 18 mm. Medal frame (palm – hamsa): gold –…

$300

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Lot #128

$750

HONI THE CIRCLE-DRAWER, Official Medal, 2010 – Gold 585, 17g, 30.5mm – Mintage of only 60 uints Sixth in the "Jewish Folktales" Medal Series. Honi…

$750

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Lot #130

$750

Israel – The Wise Men of Chelm Official Medal 2009 –  Gold 585 , 17g , 30.5 mm  Mintage of only 60 uints Fourth in…

$750

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Lot #131

$750

Israel – KING SOLOMON’S DAUGHTER – OFFICIAL MEDAL 2008 – Gold 585 , 17g , 30.5 mm  Mintage of only 60 uints THIRD MEDAL in…

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Lot #132

$750

THE GOLEM OF PRAGUE – OFFICIAL MEDAL 2008 – Gold 585 , 17g , 30.5 mm Mintage of only 60 uints FIRST MEDAL IN THE…

$750

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Lot #133

$750

ISRAEL – HERSHEL OF OSTROPOL – Official Medal 2008 – Gold 585 , 17g , 30.5 mm.  Mintage of only 60 uints Second Medal in…

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Lot #134

$750

ISRAEL – SHOSHANA DAMARI – OFFICIAL MEDAL 2007 – Gold 585 , 17g , 30.5 mm Only 120 units were issued from this medal. Israeli…

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Israel -DETAILS JOHA - Official Medal 2009 - Gold 585 , 17g , 30.5 mm

Israel -DETAILS JOHA – Official Medal 2009 – Gold 585 , 17g , 30.5 mm

 Mintage of only 60 uints

5th Medal in the "Jewish Folktales" Series

Joha—the name gives away its origin as coming from a Semitic language—is a character prominent in humorous folktales recounted through generations among the Jews of "Sefardic" origin and especially told in Ladino, the Judaic-Espanol language spoken by and among Jews dispersed around the Mediterranean basin.
Joha’s image is not constant and varies from tale to tale. Sometimes he is young and sometimes old; sometimes wise and sometimes foolish; sometimes married and sometimes a bachelor. He represents ‘everyman’, sometimes the victim and sometimes the perpetrator. He gets into and out of scrapes and situations and stands equally before kings and scoundrels.
A typical tale recounts Joha and a friend strolling through the open air market stalls, where a beggar sits and reads the newspaper. Joha asks him how this is possible, since the day before the beggar claimed to be blind. When the beggar did not reply, Joha turned to his friend and stated that, "today he must be deaf!"
In this medal, the obverse side shows Joha riding a donkey, sitting backward, facing its tail. The reverse side is in common with all of the medals in this series, showing a grandfatherly figure telling a tale to his grandchildren and strengthening the ties that bind the generations, old and young alike, together.
Obverse: Joha riding a donkey, sitting backward, facing its tail.
Reverse: The reverse side is in common with all of the medals in this series, showing a grandfatherly figure telling a tale to his grandchildren and strengthening the ties that bind the generations, old and young alike, together.

Start price: $750

Estimated price: $900 - $1,000

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Buyer's premium: 20%

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