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<p>[QUOTE="AussieCollector, post: 3585072, member: 81093"]Great coin! Well done.</p><p><br /></p><p>A question, what are the views on the criteria for such a coin? I have read the article, but it's just a viewpoint. There is no way to definitively know exactly what coins were paid to Judas.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does it have to be Tyre? What about Antioch?</p><p><br /></p><p>Could it be Ptolemaic? Or what about an Attica tetradrachm from 250 BC or beyond?</p><p><br /></p><p>Speaking of which, what is the date range? We know tetradrachms circulated for hundred(s) of years after minting. So is 250 BC the cut off? Or 200, 150, or 100? </p><p><br /></p><p>At the end of the day, the Temple cared most about the purity and weight, as opposed to a design or date.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or is it in the eye of the purchaser?</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect mainly the latter, but I am curious to hear views on this.</p><p><br /></p><p>* Edited as I expand my thoughts and questions on this[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AussieCollector, post: 3585072, member: 81093"]Great coin! Well done. A question, what are the views on the criteria for such a coin? I have read the article, but it's just a viewpoint. There is no way to definitively know exactly what coins were paid to Judas. Does it have to be Tyre? What about Antioch? Could it be Ptolemaic? Or what about an Attica tetradrachm from 250 BC or beyond? Speaking of which, what is the date range? We know tetradrachms circulated for hundred(s) of years after minting. So is 250 BC the cut off? Or 200, 150, or 100? At the end of the day, the Temple cared most about the purity and weight, as opposed to a design or date. Or is it in the eye of the purchaser? I suspect mainly the latter, but I am curious to hear views on this. * Edited as I expand my thoughts and questions on this[/QUOTE]
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