The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 23, June 6, 2004, Article 4

"COIN OF COINS" ON DISPLAY IN JERUSALEM

  "Struck in Sicily in the mid-fifth century BCE, the unique
  Aitna tetradrachm is among the most splendid achievements
  of Greek art. This silver coin is rich with historical and
  iconographic significance, shedding light on the short-lived
  colony of Aitna and the symbols its inhabitants held dear.
  The masterwork of one of the finest die engravers of all
  times, the Aitna tetradrachm is also a coin of singular beauty,
  which has earned a place among the artistic wonders of the
  ancient world. The coin has not left the Bibliotheque royale
  in Brussels since its arrival there in 1899, and was only
  shown to scholars upon special request. Its exhibition at
  the Israel Museum, along with other coins attributed to the
  Aitna Master, constitutes its world premiere."

  On June 7, the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, is to reopen the
  Shrine of the Book, home of the Dead Sea Scrolls.  The
  museum's special exhibiti, "The Coin of Coins: A World
  Premiere," appears through Oct. 16.   Can any of our readers
  tell us more about the coin?   Has anyone seen it before?

  Coin Image

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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