Davissons Ltd.
Auction 34 21 January 2015
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PHOENICIA. Tyre. AR shekel. 14.30 gm. 29 mm. ZK 100/99 B.C. Laureate bust of Melqarth right / Eagle standing left with right foot on prow of ship and palm branch over right shoulder; ΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ around. Club and date ZK in field left, monogram in field right. BMC Phoenicia 240:113. Extremely Fine; well centered; lightly toned; excellent style.
Shekels of Tyre were accepted as payment for the temple tax at Jerusalem, and are generally thought to have made up the "thirty pieces of silver" that Judas received for betraying Jesus.
Shekels of Tyre were accepted as payment for the temple tax at Jerusalem, and are generally thought to have made up the "thirty pieces of silver" that Judas received for betraying Jesus.