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Shekel of Tyre
Temple Tax coin for 2 men
Melqart AR Tetradrachm
Tyre Mint
126 - 19 BC
28mm
Cleaned, very shiny++
#ST24
$625.00
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Half Shekel of Tyre
Temple Tax coin for 1 man
Melqart AR Half-Tetradrachm
HS17 VF++
6.9 gm 18mm
KP 18BC-66AD Early First Century
$485.00
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Shekel of Tyre
Temple Tax coin for 2 men
Melqart AR Tetradrachm
Tyre Mint
KP 18BC-66AD Early First Century
26mm
#ST26
$1465.00
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Half Shekel of Tyre
Temple Tax coin for 1 man
Melqart AR Half-Tetradrachm
HS15 VF++
20mm
$365.00
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Shekel of Tyre
Temple Tax coin for 2 men
Demetrius II AR Tetradrachm
Year 128/127 BC
27mm
Excellent detail overall,
rough markings on neck
# A03
$495.00
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Half Shekel of Tyre
Temple Tax coin for 1 man
Melqart AR Half-Tetradrachm
HS18 VF++
44-45 AD
20mm
$385.00
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Shekel of Tyre
Temple Tax coin for 2 men
Demetrius II AR Tetradrachm
Year 128/127 BC
28mm
Excellent detail overall,
rough markings on face
# A01
$395.00
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Note: This is not a shekel or from the Tyre mint.
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt,
Ptolemy VI Philometor 180-145BC
AR Tetradrachm.
L-lambda = 149/150BC (Year 30)
Paphos Mint
VF+, 12.6 gr, 24mm
# A02
$325.00
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All of the above shekels are authentic.
Click here to see a sample of a common counterfeit shekel
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Note regarding the KP dating of the Melqart Shekel: According to the use of the KP [sic KR] monogram, the Tyrian shekels and fractions can be divided into two different groups. The first of the Melqart shekels consists of coins struck in the years 126-19 B.C. that do not have the letters KP [sic KR]. The second group comprises issues struck from 18 B.C.-66 A.D. that bear the letters KP [sic KR], or these letters in monogram form."
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Question: Why would the Jews at the time of Jesus Christ allow a coin with the image of a man or a false god to be the only authorized temple currency? To see the answer, click this link: http://israelvisit.co.il/beged-ivri/shekel/J-Tyrian.htm
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Shekels and Half Shekels
