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Description

The listing, 100 Year Old Silver Coptic Cross 2 of 2 has ended.

This is the Silver Coptic cross that was flagged for some unknown reason.
It is 100 years old (give or take a few years), and composed of coin silver, a comound of 80-90% Silver and 10-20% hardened alloy (possibly nickel).
My Fiancee and I bought these in Egypt in 1994 or 1995 and paid alot for them at the time in a country starving for American dollars.
This is one of the crosses only, not both.

This one measures: 2.75" in length x 1.9" in width.

get ready for a migraine emitting lecture on the History of the coin metal Coptic Cross...

Questions & Comments

The original Coptic cross may have been influenced from the Coptic ankh[1] symbol and was adopted by early Christian Gnostics, most notably Valentinus of Alexandria, Egypt[citation needed]. Today's cross has many different forms. The circle represents the eternal and everlasting love of God[citation needed]. Christ's halo was commonly depicted with cross-based halo in the early and especially the eastern parts of Christianity. The full cross symbolizes Christ's crucifixion and resurrection.

Jun 6th, 2011 at 4:58:08 PM PDT by

I learned something today. I never knew Valentinus of Rome migrated from Egypt.

Jun 6th, 2011 at 5:35:26 PM PDT by

Old Coptic crosses often incorporate a circle; sometimes large, sometimes small. The circle was inherited from the Ankh Cross, where it originally depicted the sun god. For the Coptic Church, the circle represents the eternal and everlasting love of God, as shown through Christ's crucifixion. It also symbolises Christ's halo and resurrection.

Jun 6th, 2011 at 4:58:38 PM PDT by

Influence

When Bertran de la Farge (in La Croix occitane) located the original Occitan cross somewhere in the marquisate of Provence, probably Venasque. He argued it could be a mixture of the Constantinople cross and the Coptic cross,which was brought to Provence by monks and maybe also through Saint Maurice.

Jun 6th, 2011 at 4:59:12 PM PDT by

Another form was called a "Coptic" cross by Rudolf Koch in his The Book of Signs (Dover); not be prominent in Coptic Christian symbolism in this form. Apparently sometimes the arms of the cross extend through the circle (dividing it into four quadrants).

Jun 6th, 2011 at 4:59:44 PM PDT by

Modern Form

The form used in the Coptic Church and defined as the Coptic cross is made up of two bold lines of equal length that intersect at the middle at right angles. At each angle are three points, representing the Trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. All together, the cross has 12 points symbolizing the Apostles whose mission it was to spread the Gospel message throughout the world.

Jun 6th, 2011 at 5:00:15 PM PDT by

Use

The Coptic cross is widely used in the Coptic church and the Ethiopian and Eretrian churches. Many Copts have the cross tattooed on the inside of their right arm. The Coptic cross in its modern and ancient forms is considered a sign of faith and pride to the Copts The Ethiopians Christians wear it as a symbol of faith.

Jun 6th, 2011 at 5:00:57 PM PDT by

In 1984, a Coptic Cross was given as a gift by the Coptic Orthodox Church and mounted on the top of the All Africa Conference of Churches building, since the Coptic Church is considered to be the mother church in Africa

One of the forms of the Coptic cross, which is referred to as the Ethiopian Coptic cross was worn by Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Jun 6th, 2011 at 5:02:07 PM PDT by

reserved:

Jun 6th, 2011 at 5:02:39 PM PDT by

Hi .... thanks for relisting, let's see if we can get your fire back!

Jun 6th, 2011 at 7:02:12 PM PDT by

I had the fire burning in my blood, now it needs to jump on the screen.

Jun 6th, 2011 at 9:46:44 PM PDT by

I have no doubt it will and very soon....so I got it started!

Jun 6th, 2011 at 9:53:10 PM PDT by

Thank you. everything needs a good kick in the butt now and then.

Jun 7th, 2011 at 12:05:47 PM PDT by

This is very beautiful!

Jun 6th, 2011 at 11:21:57 PM PDT by

Thank you.

Jun 7th, 2011 at 12:05:57 PM PDT by

Very nice!!!

Jun 8th, 2011 at 5:08:01 PM PDT by

Thank you ma'am

Jun 8th, 2011 at 7:41:49 PM PDT by

in malam americana

Jun 9th, 2011 at 2:48:46 PM PDT by

Is there A certificate of authenticity is included?

Jun 9th, 2011 at 3:25:33 PM PDT by

You are no more, who's next. All I wanted was one day of mourning.

Jun 9th, 2011 at 4:05:49 PM PDT by

100 Year Old Silver Coptic Cross 2 of 2 is in the Antiques category