138 291 SILVER COIN OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT. Denomination: Tetradrachm. Inscribed in Greek: “King Alexander.” 336-323 BCE. $1000-1500 ❧ The Samaritans sought permission from Alexander the Great to destroy the Beth HaMikdash. The Kohen Gadol Shimon HaTzadik was made aware of this and immediately traveled to the City of Antipatris in order to lobby against such a disaster. His efforts were successful to the extent that Shimon HaTzadik was given much honor by Alexander. See Babylonian Talmud Tract. Yoma f. 69b and Tract. Ta’anith f. 9. 292 SILVER COIN OF ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES. Denomination: Drachm. 175-172 BCE. $1000-1500 ❧ Antiochus IV, Epiphanes was a Hellenistic Greek king of the Seleucid Kingdom who ruled 175-164 BCE. Notable events during his reign included his near-conquest of Egypt, his persecution of the Jews of Judea and Samaria and the rebellion by the Jewish Maccabees. Deaccessioned by The Living Torah Museum, Brooklyn, NY (Lots 291-307) Introduction by Museum Founder & Director: Rabbi Shaul Shimon Deutsch — ANTIQUITIES & ACIENT COINS — Through the auspices of Kestenbaum & Company, we are pleased to offer to the public a selection of antique items that have until recently been on display at the Living Torah Museum. These carefully selected pieces are now extraneous to our current needs, the proceeds derived from their sale will be utilized to create new innovative programming in our museum. Each item offered here for sale has been independently verified by our experts. Each is fully authentic, vetted, and carry the appropriate provenance and export paperwork. For those impassioned by Jewish History this is a rare opportunity to acquire items that through direct contact, one can all the better understand our religious texts by fully appreciating the context from which they derive. Grateful thanks is extended to two scholars in particular for their input and encouragement: David Michaels and Randall Hixenbaugh. Text of catalogue entries below prepared by experts from The Living Torah Museum.