How about this item for super-cool? It’s a Roman bronze coin called an “ae”, pronounced “aye” in the manner of all umlautish things, and this coin was around during the time of the Crucifixion, if not a bit earlier. I’ll actually be using Jewish coinage for this issue when I get hold of them — they’re reportedly on the way, just in time to make those Christmas & Chanuka stocking-stuffers, which is what these are, but wait! There’s more!
Think about it for a moment. 2,000 year old Holy Land coins are not just a Christmas item; they’re good all year round, and that goes double for Easter!
And for Chanukah, I have this little gem; a Maccabeean coin dated around 140 B.C., well before the Crucifixion, and actually during the time of the “Miracle of the Lamp”. I’ll tell the story better than I did the other day:
The very first thing the Jews did when they retook Jerusalem was to hold a service in the Great Temple of Solomon, the holiest spot in Judaism — all that remains of it today is the “Wailing Wall”, a single remaining vestige of the temple’s ancient majesty.
So there wasn’t enough oil to last until new oil could be prepared, just enough for a single service. But to everyone’s amazement, the oil lasted for eight days!!!
As I said before, from this they made a national holiday. I’ll explain.
There didn’t used to be a Christmas holiday for non-Christian kids, at least in the public school systems there didn’t. That meant that while the Christian kids got off for Christmas, the other kids went to school as usual, and of course, that meant teachers and admin had to be there too.
It was the admins, the principals and teachers who pressed the school boards to allow all the kids off for Christmas. Well, there had to be some justification, so Chanukah was elevated from a minor holiday to the equivalent of Christmas, which it emphatically isn’t. Rosh-Hashonah and Yom Kippur are the only two holy days that observant Jews must not miss going to Temple, period.
Even so, many Jewish families would appreciate a token, a charm, from ancient times, especially one associated with Judah Maccabee, accounted one of the greatest ancient generals of all time, the Lawrence of Arabia of his day.
It isn’t obvious, but the way that this product works is that you pop the charm out of the package, unless you want to keep it as a collectible — then you leave it in the wrapper, of course.
The slim and comfortable acrylic capsule that contains the coin or artifact can be carried in pocket, purse or pouch.
Prices for ancient relic charms start at only $10 for the non-acrylic type. Better relics mounted in acrylic capsules are priced according to how much it cost me to get the item to you, and how much the item cost me in the first place.
It might look as if I have plenty on hand, but I don’t; the orders have wiped out my present supply, and I’m looking to find more quickly enough to make it for this Christmas/Chanukah season.
You can order wholesale lots. You can easily keystone (double) or a bit more, and there is no minimum order — you can order one of each or just one item to try to sell or give away as a gift — either way, you’ve earned the wholesale price. Coins come in two categories at this time — “Crucifixion” for Christians, or “Maccabee Era” for Jews. I’m trying to settle on a suitable coin or relic item for my Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu and Pagan friends.
Here is the list for all categories:
Total Crud Ancient Bronze Relic Coin, no capsule, flip only — $5 wholesale
Not Quite Total Crud Ancient Bronze Relic Coin in acrylic capsule & flip — $10 wholesale
Very Fine Ancient Bronze Relic Coin in acrylic capsule & flip — $25 wholesale
Incredible Ancient Bronze Relic Coin in acrylic capsule & flip — $50 wholesale
Pretty Doggone Wonderful Ancient Bronze Coin in acrylic capsule & flip — $100 wholesale
Rare & Unusual Ancient Bronze Relic Coin in acrylic capsule & flip — $450 wholesale
Absolutely Fabulous Ancient Silver Relic Coin in acrylic capsule & flip — $1500 wholesale
Gold Stater Alexander III Lifetime Mintage in special protective capsule — POR
Well, that’s all the news from Mount Idy at the moment.
See You At The Top!!!
gorby