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Half Shekel (didrachm) of Tyre.
Phoenicia, Tyre, 91-90 B.C., Year 36
Hendon 918
Obv: Bust of Melqarth (Herakles).
Rev: TYPOYIEP AΣ
KAIAΣYΛOY ("Tyre,
the holy and inviolate') - Eagle. [Stigma],
Λ (equals
year 36 of
autonomy) over club to left, monogram to right. Phoenician letter
between eagle's legs.
22 mm, 7.0 g.
$500
One of the most important biblical era coins, the half shekel was the cost of the temple tax paid by annually by every Jewish man during the time of Jesus.
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