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PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR shekel (24mm, 13.51 gm, 12h). NGC XF 4/5 - 2/5. Year of the Crucifixion issue, dated Civic Year 159 (AD 33/4). Laureate bust of Melqart right, lion skin tied around neck / ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ-ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing left on prow, palm behind and over right wing; PNΘ (date) above club in left field left, KP over ANP monogram in right; aleph (Phoenician) between legs. DCA Tyre 577. A delightful specimen of this popular year.
From the Dr. Paul Balter Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk, private sale with old dealer tag
The most popular year of the shekel series, this coin is attributed to the year of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. It is of popular belief that these Tyrian shekels were the "thirty pieces of silver" referenced in the bible.
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PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR shekel (24mm, 13.51 gm, 12h). NGC XF 4/5 - 2/5. Year of the Crucifixion issue, dated Civic Year 159 (AD 33/4). Laureate bust of Melqart right, lion skin tied around neck / ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ-ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing left on prow, palm behind and over right wing; PNΘ (date) above club in left field left, KP over ANP monogram in right; aleph (Phoenician) between legs. DCA Tyre 577. A delightful specimen of this popular year.
From the Dr. Paul Balter Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk, private sale with old dealer tag
The most popular year of the shekel series, this coin is attributed to the year of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. It is of popular belief that these Tyrian shekels were the "thirty pieces of silver" referenced in the bible.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-phoenicia-tyre-ca-126-5-bc-ad-65-6-ar-shekel-24mm-1351-gm-12h-ngc-xf-4-5-2-5/a/3107-31131.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3107-05032023
HID02906262019
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