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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;danielf, post: 527884, member: 16708&quot;]Well, that would be a shekel of Tyre or half shekel depending on the size and weight. The shekel or tetradrachm is about 14 grams and 28mm and the half shekel or didrachm is about 7 grams and 20mm. But I would not vouch for its authenticity (sorry!).</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription is &quot;ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ&quot; which means &quot;of Tyre the holy and inviolable&quot;. The date would be in the left field on the reverse above the club, but I cannot make it out. They were minted between 126 BCE and 70 CE and the later ones have a KP under the palm on the reverse that is on the eagle&#039;s wing, but again, I can&#039;t make that out for sure. (Some say that the KP indicates that it was minted in Jerusalem.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this helps.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Daniel[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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