Description:

Near East, Phoenicia, Tyre, circa 126 BCE to 65 CE. An ancient silver shekel set in a modern gold and silver bezel to wear as a pendant. Obverse: laureate bust of Melqart to right. Reverse: eagle standing to left on prow, palm behind. The coin is secured in a bezel with a silver and gold rope twist border and a loop for suspension, all strung on a modern cord with a silver-plated lobster clasp. This is an attractive and wearable piece of historical currency! Size of coin: 0.9" Diameter (2.3 cm); quality of silver: 98%; cord size: 20.5" L (52.1 cm); bezel size: 1.52" L x 1.14" Diameter (3.9 cm x 2.9 cm); quality of silver: 16% to 21%; quality of gold: 58% to 62% (equivalent to 13K+ to 14K+); total weight of coin and bezel: 19.7 grams

As mentioned in the Bible, when Judas betrayed Christ for 30 pieces of silver, it is believed that this specific coin, which was widely circulated in the Holy Land at that time, was the coin type that Judas used.

Provenance: private Florida collection, USA; ex-private Boca Raton collection, Florida, USA, before 2000

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  • Condition: Very fine / fine. Set in a modern gold and silver bezel and made wearable with a modern cord.

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