Shekel of Tyre, Famous Biblical "30 Pieces of Silver" of Judas. Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel. Dated Year 104 = 23-22 BC. Laureate head of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, date PD in Phoenician above club in left field, monogram SL in right field, Phoenician letter beth between eagle’s legs, TYPOY IEPAS KAI ASULOU. Vertical club to left of eagle's feet. 27 mm, 14.17 g. RPC I 4637; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. VF, lightly toned. Rare date! Ex-CNG. #284100: SUKK SOLD
Shekel of Tyre, Famous Biblical "30 Pieces of Silver" of Judas. Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver shekel, dated CY 89 (38-37 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over right wing; to left, Pi-Theta (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician "b" between legs. 28 mm, 14.18 g. ref: Rouvier 2069; BMC 176; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. VF, toned, obverse off center. ex-CNG. NICE! The only coinage accepted for the Temple Tax in ancient Jerusalem. #CH2092: SUYK SOLD
Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Half-Shekel. Dated Year 162 = 36-37 AD. Laureate head of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, PXD to left, K-P to right, TYPOY IEPAS KAI ASULOU around. Vertical club to left of eagle's feet. 20 mm, 7.05 g. Grades VF+. ref: BMC 206, RPC I 4666. The actual denomination used for the Jewish temple tax. An excellent specimen! About as nice as you will ever find for these. #CG2064: SBYK SOLD
Shekel of Tyre, Famous Biblical "30 Pieces of Silver" of Judas. Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel. Dated Year 163 = 37-38 AD. Laureate head of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow,
PX to left, K-X to right, TYPOY IEPAS KAI ASULOU around.
Vertical club to left of eagle's feet. 24x23 mm, 13.57 g.
ref: BMC 206, RPC I 4666. Nice! #CH2107: SSKK SOLD
Shekel of Tyre, Famous Biblical "30 Pieces of Silver" of Judas. Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel. Dated Year 163 = 37-38 AD. Laureate head of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, PXB to left, K-X to right, TYPOY IEPAS KAI ASULOU around. Vertical club to left of eagle's feet. 24.5 mm, 13.63 g. ref: BMC 206, RPC I 4666. Comes in handsome display case. #284101: CCY SOLD
RARE Silver Half-Shekel!
Phoenicia, Tyre. 126 BC-AD 68. Rare silver Half Shekel. Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, holding palm branch, Club of Herakles to left, ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ. 19 mm, 6.15 g. ref: BMC 236var. Ex Roma Numismatics. This is a rare denomination... the Half Shekel was the official Temple Tax denomination acepted at the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. #YCH2524: $950 SOLD
Shekel of Tyre, Famous Biblical "30 Pieces of Silver" of Judas. Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel. Dated Year 39 (88/7 BC). Laureate head of Herakles-Melqart (Melkart) right, wearing laurel wreath and lion's skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over right wing; to left, date Theta-Lamda above club; Delta to right, Phoenician B between legs. Choice; lightly iridescent "rainbow" toning on both sides. Eagle retains much detail! ref: DCA pg. 503. RPC I supp. 4654. 29 mm, 14.11 g. VF+. ex-Daniel Frank Sedwick, FL. CH2512: $2250 SOLD
Shekel of Tyre, Famous Biblical "30 Pieces of Silver" of Judas. Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel. Dated Year 70 (57-56 BC). Laureate head of Herakles-Melqart (Melkart) right, wearing laurel wreath and lion's skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over right wing; to left, monograms around; Phoenician B to right; TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY. 30 mm, 13.69 g. ref: DCA 919. HGC 10, 357. Darkly toned. Slightly double struck and with some scratches on the obverse, otherwise, good very fine. ex-Leu Numismatik #YCH2542: $1800 SOLD
Shekel of Tyre, Famous Biblical "30 Pieces of Silver" of Judas. Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel. Dated Year 24 (103-102 BC). Laureate head of Herakles-Melqart (Melkart) right, wearing laurel wreath and lion's skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over right wing; ΔK to left above club; Date HΣ to right, Phoenician letter between legs. VF+ and nicely centered with choice, high-relief detail! Bright silver tone, cleaned and polished, some surface scratches. ref: BMC 106; Sear 5919. 30 mm, 14.26 g. Authenticated by the International Numismatic Society. ex-Bear, DE private collection. #CH2569: $2400 SOLD
LIFETIME OF JESUS!
Shekel of Tyre, Famous Biblical "30 Pieces of Silver" of Judas. Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel. Dated Year 146 (20/21 AD). Laureate head of Melqart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background. TYΡOY IEΡAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY; To left, PMς (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; Phoenician A between legs. 24mm, 14.01 g. ref: DCA-Tyre 525 var. (letter between legs); RPC I 4659; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; Prieur 1419. Fine, toned, a couple of shallow scratches on reverse. From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex A.K. Collection (Triton XIV, 4 January 2011), lot 558, B045; ex-CNG. An extremely rare lifetime of Christ example! #CH2607: $2800 SOLD
LIFETIME OF JESUS!
Shekel of Tyre, Famous Biblical "30 Pieces of Silver" of Judas. Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel. Dated Year 144 (18/19 AD). Laureate head of Melqart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left. TYΡOY IEΡAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY. To left, PMΔ (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; Phoenician A between legs. 25.5mm, 13.57 g. ref: DCA-Tyre 511; RPC I 4657; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920; Prieur 1417. Fine, toned, shallow graffiti on obverse. From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex A.K. Collection (Triton XIV, 4 January 2011), lot 558, B044; ex-CNG. An extremely rare lifetime of Christ example! #CH2606: $2800 SOLD
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Nice Shekel of Tyre, famous Biblical "30 Pieces of Silver" of Judas.
Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel. Dated Year 96 = 31-30 BC. Rare date written in Phoenician! Laureate head of Melkart right / TYPOY IEPAS KAI ASULOU, Eagle standing left on prow, date in Phoenician above club in left field, monogram in right field, Phoenician letter beth between eagle’s legs. Vertical club to left of eagle's feet. ref: BMC 180v. Excellent portrait, light scratch at 10:00 on obverse, small vertical scuff on eagle's chest. 29 mm, 13.27 g. Nice! #4993-GV0728: CLY SOLD
Shekel of Tyre, Famous Biblical "30 Pieces of Silver" of Judas. Phoenicia, Tyre. MASSIVE silver shekel. Dated Year 51 (76-75 BC). Laureate head of Herakles-Melqart (Melkart) right / Eagle standing left, foot on prow, date AN above vertical club in left field, monogram A in right field, Phoenician letter beth between eagle’s legs, TYPOY IEPAS KAI ASULOU. 31 mm, 13.24 g. ref: HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. Very large for these, a massive and impressive coin! #CH2195: $2400 SOLD
Shekel of Tyre, Famous Biblical "30 Pieces of Silver" of Judas. Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel. Dated Year 53 (74-73 BC). Laureate head of Herakles-Melqart (Melkart) right / Eagle standing left on prow, date GN above vertical club in left field, monogram Z in right field, Phoenician letter beth between eagle’s legs, TYPOY IEPAS KAI ASULOU. 28 mm, 14.05 g. Great portrait, with nice gray toning. #CH2233: $1950 SOLD
Lifetime of Jesus Christ!
Phoenicia, Tyre. Year 140 (14-15 AD). RARE silver Half Shekel. Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, holding palm branch, Club of Herakles to left, TYPOY IEPAS KAI ASULOU; PM-KP in fields. 20 mm, 6.17 g. ref: BMC 236. ex-Jerusalem gallery. This is a rare denomination... the Half Shekel was the official Temple Tax denomination acepted at the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. #CH2390: $850 SOLD
Shekel of Tyre, Famous Biblical "30 Pieces of Silver" of Judas. Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel. Dated Year 33 (94-93 BC). Laureate head of Herakles-Melqart (Melkart) right / Eagle standing left on prow, date GL above vertical club in left field, monogram in right field, Phoenician letter beth between eagle’s legs, TYPOY IEPAS KAI ASULOU. 30 mm, 13.89 g. ref: DCA-Tyre 82; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. VF, toned, some light scratches but overall a stunning coin!
ex-CNG. #CH2234: $2250 SOLD
RARE Silver Half-Shekel, Biblical Temple Tax Coin
Phoenicia, Tyre. 126 BC-AD 68. Rare silver Half Shekel, struck 26/27 BC. Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, holding palm branch, Club of Herakles to left, ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ (“Holy and inviolable Tyre”). 19.2 mm, 5.97g. ref: GC.5921a. HGC 10, 358. Ex iNumis Auction; believe Ex Yuri Polikarpov, Israel collection. This is a rare denomination... the Half Shekel was the official Temple Tax denomination accepted at the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. Gorgeous! #CH2525: $1600 SOLD
Shekel of Tyre, Famous Biblical "30 Pieces of Silver" of Judas. Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel. Dated Year 84 (43-42 BC). Laureate head of Herakles-Melqart (Melkart) right, wearing laurel wreath and lion's skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over right wing; to left, monograms around; date Pi-Delta to left; TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY. 27 mm, 13.14 g. ref: DCA 919. HGC 10, 357. A bit rough, otherwise, about very fine. ex-Leu Numismatik. #YCH2543: $2100 SOLD
Shekel of Tyre, Famous Biblical "30 Pieces of Silver" of Judas. Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel. Dated Year 41 = 86/85 BC. Laureate head of Melqart right / TYΡOY IEΡAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm branch under far wing, date AM (year 41 of the Tyrian era) above club in left field, Δ in right field, Phoenician letter Beth between legs. Huge 28mm, 14.31 g. ref: BMC 134. ex-Matthew Jamgochian collection, Glendale, CA, purchased from Paul Rynearson in 2005. Extremely Fine! An exceptional example of this famous Thirty Pieces of Silver of Judas. Excellent, bright silver tone, I don't know why this studio photo turned out yellowish. Here's a second photo of the coin in-hand! It's spectacular. #CH2578: $2700 SOLD
RARE Silver Half-Shekel, Biblical Temple Tax Coin.
Phoenicia, Tyre. 126 BC-AD 68. Rare silver Half Shekel, struck year 167 (41-42 AD). Laureate bust of Melkart right, lion skin tied around neck / Eagle standing left on prow, holding palm branch, Club of Herakles to left, ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ (“Holy and inviolable Tyre”); date PΞH - KP / B. 20 mm, 7.16 g. ref: RPC I 4699. A well struck and attractive example. The reverse struck slightly off center, otherwise, very fine. ex-Leu Numismatik. This is a rare denomination... the Half Shekel was the official Temple Tax denomination accepted at the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. Excellent! #CH2541: $1600 SOLD
RARE Silver Half-Shekel, Biblical Temple Tax Coin.
PUBLISHED. DCA-Tyre Plate Coin. Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Half Shekel, Dated CY 37 (90/89 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow, holding palm branch, Club of Herakles to left, date above, ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ (“Holy and inviolable Tyre”); Phoenician A between legs. 22.5mm, 6.92 g. ref: DCA-Tyre 762 (this coin illustrated); HGC 10, 358; DCA 921 for type. Lightly toned, some light scratches, scuff on reverse. VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, 2009. This is a rare denomination... the Half Shekel was the official Temple Tax denomination accepted at the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. Excellent! #CH2729: $1600 SOLD
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