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Tyros,
Shekel "30 pieces of silver" (silver coin replica) struck from ca
126 BC
OBV: Laur. hd. of
beardless Melqart.
R: TYPOY IEPAΣ KIAΣYΛoY Eagle stg. l. on beak of ship, carrying palm
under r. wing, in field to l. club and monogram behind. Monogram ΠΣ in
right field.
Judas' 30 Pieces of Silver - Matthew 26:14-15
The Temple Tax Coin
"...go to the sea and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first
cometh up; and when thou has opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece
of money: that take, and give unto them [the temple tax collectors] for
me and thee." Since the tax was one half shekel per man the coin would
have to be a shekel to pay the tax for both Jesus and Peter. Matthew
17:24-27
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