Samaria Neapolis Antoninus Pius AE32 NGC CH F 4/5 3/5 Mt Gerizim VERY RARE

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Heres a very rare coin. Samaria Neapolis Antoninus Pius AE32 NGC CH F 4/5 3/5. This coin is sometimes referred to as a Medallion. The obverse depicts Antoninus Pius, reverse Mount Gerizim with Temple atop, altar and stairway. In the Torah, it is stated "Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse… And it will be, when the Lord, your God, will bring you to the land to which you come, to possess it, that you shall place those blessing upon Mount Gerizim, and those cursing upon Mount Ebal. (Deutoronomy 11:26, 29). Mount Gerizim is also very significant to the Samaritans, who believe Moses, in his tenth commandment, ordered them to protect it as a sacred mountain and worship on it by making pilgrimages to it three times a year. A similar example just sold at Naville Numismatics 74, lot 232 for 1500 GBP plus buyers fee, or around ,200 total. Our example appears to have nicer surfaces, especially on the right side of the reverse