Tyros, Shekel "30 PIECES OF SILVER" coin replicas BIBLE

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Up for your consideration are 30 individually hand struck Shekels of Tyre using the ancient method, these Tyros Shekel reproductions fashioned in tin come complete with a leather pouch as would historically exist from the ancient era. These are the highest quality reproductions, meticulous and exacting duplicates of the coins that Judas recieved for his betrayal of Jesus Christ. They are 25mm, about the width of a U.S. quarter except in very high relief, very thick with excellent detail. Read the history behind these coins R: TYROY IERAS KIASYLOY, Eagle stg. l. on beak of ship, carrying palm under r. wing, in field to l. club and monogram behind. Monogram PS in right field. 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, read more

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