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| Tyre,
Phoenicia Silver Shekel |
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Obverse:
Laureate bust of Melkart (the Phoenician
god, originally the chief god of Tyre)
right, lion skin tied around neck.
Reverse:
Eagle with closed wings standing left on prow
of ship. Palm branch under far wind. Date
QK (year 29) above club left. Phoenician letter
beth between legs, monogram CA in right field.
Text around TUROUIER AS
KAIASULOU.
History:
Phoenicia Tyre Shekels were the only currency
employed by the religious authorities in Jerusalem
and considered by many as the Biblical "30
Pieces of Silver" paid to Judas Iscariot
for betraying Jesus Christ.
Minted:
98 - 97 BC.
Diameter:
2.9cm
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