Archive for February 24th, 2016

Auctiva’s FREE Scrolling Gallery will enhance your listings. 1000g or 32.15oz total. 6x 27.70 mm. 2x 34.50 mm. 1x 54.80 mm. 83.00 mm each. Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir (sometimes translated Assumption Cathedral) used to be the mother church of medieval Russia in the 13th and 14th centuries. It is part of the world heritage site entitled White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal. The cathedral was commissioned by Andrew the Pious in the capital, Vladimir, and dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokus (Virgin Mary), whom he promoted as the patron saint of his lands. Embracing the area of 1178 sq. Meters, it remained the largest of the Russian churches for the following 300 to 400 years. Unlike many other churches, the cathedral survived the great devastation and fire of Vladimir in 1239, when the Mongol hordes of Batu Khan took hold of the capital. The exterior walls of the church are covert with elaborate cravings. The interior was painted in the 12th century and then repainted by the great Andrei Rublev and Daniil Chernyi in 1408. A lofty bell-tower, combining genuinely Russian, Gothic, and Neoclassical influences, was erected nearby in 1810. The reverse designs depict nine famous icons of the Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir. The designs are very detailed and closely connected to the original icons. The centrepiece of this set depicts Jesus, and stands out, due to the bigger size of the coin. Also, the two angels are captured on bigger sized coins. A beautiful set, which will be the eye-catcher of many collections. The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The coins are packaged inside an exclusive, beautifully designed wooden box. It is in an elegant case, which is doing a great job in staging these remarkable coins. The coins can be lifted up within the box, in order to display them in a proper fashion. The Certificate of Authenticity is displayed on the inner packaging and each box comes with an Andrei Rublev (1408) label in the lid. The ultimate Andrei Rublev piece. Extremely low mintage – limited to only 500 sets. Comes with capsules, an elaborate booklet containing the certificate of authenticity and a premium, lacquered wooden presentation case. We strive for excellent service. Though we normally reply to inquiries as soon as possible, please note that our office is limited on weekends and holidays. Create listings that get noticed! With Auctiva’s 1,800+ Templates. The item “Niue 2012 $2 The Deesis Range by Andrei Rublev 1kg Kilo Luxury 9 Silver Coin Set” is in sale since Tuesday, February 16, 2016. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\South Pacific”. The seller is “jvpic” and is located in Berlin. This item can be shipped worldwide.

62.2 (2 oz). First issue of the Imperial Art series dedicated to Mesopotamia civilization. This series is about art, architecture and the achievements of the greatest civilizations and empires. Mintage is only 500 pcs. Each coin is numbered on the edge. Green Agate Crystal placed in the coin symbolizes the rich vegetation Hanging Gardens and the harvest lands in the river basins of the Tigris and Euphrates. On the back of the coin there is a fragment of the Code of Hammurabi or the language commonly called cuneiform, the Gate of Ishtar or monumental gate of Babylon, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the seven wonders of the world and the Euphrates river. On the obverse of the coin we find the coat of arms of Queen Elizabeth II, the palace of King Sargon II at Khorsabad, the bust of King Sargon II and the famous Lamassu, sculpture of a bull with a human face of the Sumerian tradition. Mesopotamia Mesopotamia is a name for the area of the TigrisEuphrates river system, corresponding to modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, the northeastern section of Syria and to a much lesser extent southeastern Turkey and smaller parts of southwestern Iran. Widely considered to be the cradle of civilization in the West, Bronze Age Mesopotamia included Sumer and the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires, all native to the territory of modern-day Iraq. In the Iron Age, it was controlled by the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires. The indigenous Sumerians and Akkadians (including Assyrians and Babylonians) dominated Mesopotamia from the beginning of written history c. 3100 BC to the fall of Babylon in 539 BC, when it was conquered by the Achaemenid Empire. It fell to Alexander the Great in 332 BC, and after his death, it became part of the Greek Seleucid Empire. Around 150 BC, Mesopotamia was under the control of the Parthians. Mesopotamia became a battleground between the Romans and Parthians, with parts of Mesopotamia coming under ephemeral Roman control. In AD 226, it fell to the Sassanid Persians and remained under Persian rule until the 7th-century Arab Islamic conquest of the Sassanid Empire. A number of primarily neo Assyrian and Christian native Mesopotamian states existed between the 1st century BC and 3rd century AD, including Adiabene, Osroene, and Hatra. The item “MESOPOTAMIA Imperial Art Agate Crystal 2 Oz Silver Coin 2$ Niue 2014″ is in sale since Thursday, November 27, 2014. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\Other Oceania Coins”. The seller is “powercoin_italy” and is located in Roma. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Year: 2014
• Composition: Silver
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Niue