ANCIENT Biblical Coin of The Magi,Bronze Tetradrachm of Azes II,35 BC-5 AD,Album

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                                                        ANCIENT Biblical Coin of The Magi,Bronze Tetradrachm of Azes II,35 BC-5 AD ,- Includes Certificate and Album.The larger Magi Coin.

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 Greek Indo Scythian bronze tetradrachm

Obverse: King Azes II on horse; Reverse: standing figure Zeus; Kharoshthi script 

Weight: 7.7-9.8g; Diameter: 19.5 mm -21mm

Album open measures: 11” x 7.5” 

Album folded measures: 5.5” x 7.5”

 This Azes II bronze tetradrachm played a major role in the history of Early Christianity.

Now when Jesus w as born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem , Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the  east, and are com e to worship him . . . . And, lo, the star, w hich they saw in the east, w ent before them , till it came  and stood over w here the young child was. . . .When they saw the star, they rejoiced w ith exceeding great joy. 

And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him : and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and  frankincense, and myrrh. (Matthew Ch.2, KJV)

"The wise men of the east" were guided by the Star of Bethlehem. Christian tradition has set their number as three, called them Magi, and named them Caspar or Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthazar. The term Magi is derived from the  Greek "magos"—the same root as "magic". They are interpreted today to have been court astrologers from the east  who studied and interpreted signs in the sky. The EPIPHANY commemorates their visit. Biblical scholars have  debated their identities for centuries. Many scholars believe Caspar (or Gaspar) to have been a representative sent  by "The Great King" Azes II of ancient Bactria to the Holy Land to pay homage to the newborn J esus. His travels  were almost certain to have been financed by these very same bronze tetradrachms issued by Azes, who ruled the  area which is now modern Afghanistan from 35 BC to 5 AD—during the time of the birth of Jesus. This remarkably  well preserved, 20 00 year old, genuine bronze tetradrachm depicts Azes II on horseback, and shows a standing  figure of Zeus on the reverse.

Azes II was king of Bactria—present day Afghanistan—from 35 BC to 5 AD. He was a political descendant of Alexander the Great, who brought Greek culture to the east. The obverse legends of his coins were written in  Greek, the reverse is in Indian script, making his coinage among the earliest bilingual coins. The bronze  tetradrachm was based on the original classical Greek coin denomination that was introduced more than 5  centuries earlier. The coins were hand-made by ancient artisans by placing a blank disk, heated to make it soft,  between blocks of iron carved with reversed designs, and striking the upper block hard with a hammer. This  resulted in imperfect, but remarkably detailed coins considering the crudeness of the method. Much of Azes’s  coinage was issued before the birth of Christ, but some had to have been struck on the day of Christ's birth, and all  were in circulation when Christ lived.

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  • Year: 35 BC-5 AD
  • Composition: Bronze
  • Coin Of The Magi: Bronze,Bactria Tetradrachm coin
  • ANCIENT Biblical Coin: Magi Tetradrachm & Album
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