The Unique Coin collection of Bashira Ja-chen
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The Unique Coin collection of Bashira Ja-chen is a 478 years old piece made by Bashira Ja-chen, a moneylender living in Istanbul / Constantinople / Byzantium.
Considering its age and the quality of the work, people consider it of some value.
It is engraved with central asian patterns and some symbols pertaining to Orthodox Church.
Though exposed in this museum, this piece belongs to the last of the Ja-chen family, Ibbi-adad, currently living in Rome.