Phoenicia Tyre Shekel -The Judas Coin From The Bible

Pricing & History

Sold for
Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
Sold Date
Source eBay UK

PHOENICIA, TYRE, SHEKEL In diameter 24.8mm . Obv : Laureate bust of Melkart right Rev : TYROY IERAS KI ASYLOY, . Eagle standing left with right foot on prow of ship and palm branch over right shoulder. In left field, date PM? and club. In right field signed with PS. Judas' 30 Pieces of Silver - Matthew 26:14-15: 'Then one of the 12 called Judas Iscariot went unto the chief priests and said unto them 'What will ye give me and I will deliver him unto you?' And they covenanted with him for 30 pieces of silver.' -- Matthew 26:14-15. Shekels of Tyre were the only currency accepted at the Jerusalem Temple and are the most likely coinage with which Judas was paid for the betrayal of Christ. The silver shekels and half-shekels of Tyre were minted from c. 126 B.C. until c. 57 A.D. Any coin minted prior to 32 A.D. may have circulated in Jerusalem during Jesus' lifetime. 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 Museum quality restriked replica coin. Postage is 2.50 GBP Worldwide with registered air mail shipping. read more

Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.

Flag item for content or copyright

If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review.

If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.