NGC MS70 FIRST RELEASE – has all of the OMP PACKAGING TOO, Including Capsule! GRADED, AUTHENTICATED, and PROTECTED! Assassins is the name given to the Nizari Ismailis in the mountains of Persia and Syria between about 1090 to 1275. The name was not used by the Nizaris themselves, but was given to them by their opponents in Syria. Nizarism formed in the late 11th century after a split within Ismailism, a branch of Shia Islam. Based on texts from Alamut, their grand master Hassan-i Sabbah tended to call his disciples Assiyyn (, meaning people who are faithful to the foundation [of the faith]), but some foreign travellers like Marco Polo misunderstood the name as deriving from the term hashish. The Nizaris posed a strategic threat to Sunni Seljuq authority by capturing and inhabiting several mountain fortresses throughout Persia and later Syria, under the leadership of Hassan-i Sabbah. Asymmetric warfare, psychological warfare, and surgical strikes were often a tactic of the assassins, drawing their opponents into submission rather than risk killing them. While Assassins typically refers to the entire sect, only a group of acolytes known as the fidai actually engaged in conflict. Lacking their own army, the Nizari relied on these warriors to carry out espionage and assassinations of key enemy figures, and over the course of 300 years they successfully killed two caliphs, and many viziers, sultans, and Crusader leaders. During the rule of Imam Rukn-ud-Din Khurshah, the Nizari state declined internally, and was eventually destroyed as the Imam surrendered the castles to the invading Mongols. The Mongols destroyed and eliminated their Order. Mentions of Assassins were preserved within European sources such as the writings of Marco Polo where they are depicted as trained killers, responsible for the systematic elimination of opposing figures. The word assassin has been used ever since to describe a hired or professional killer, leading to the related term assassination, which denotes any action involving murder of a high-profile target for political reasons. Weight: 2 Oz – 62.2g. Finish: ANTIQUE FINISH, 24K GOLD PLATED AND ULTRA HIGH RELIEF. Mintage: 999 Pcs Worldwide. The item “NGC MS70 Assassins Nizaris 2oz Antique Finish Silver Coin 5$ 2019 NGC MS 70 FR” is in sale since Wednesday, October 2, 2019. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\Other Oceania Coins”. The seller is “ilovecoinsandmedals” and is located in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, South africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guadeloupe, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Viet nam, Uruguay.

• Year: 2019
• Grade: MS 70
• Certification Number: 2837991-002
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Niue
• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Certification: NGC
• Composition: Silver