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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 1649108, member: 44140&quot;]<font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: #000000">At one time it was debated that this coin was the &quot;Shekel&quot; made famous in the bible. These were in circulation through out the Levant well into Jesus&#039; life time. In most recent years expert and scholars think the Shekel and the half denomination (the didrachm) of the Melkart series is a more likely candidate as they were also minted in Judea. </span></font></font></p><p>[ATTACH]239769.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: #000000">Phoenicia, Sidon</span></font></font></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">AR Tetradrachm (Shekel)</font></span><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial"> 28.5 mm x 13.13 g</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">c.101-100 BC dated AI = yr 11 </font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Obverse: Turreted, veiled, draped bust of Tyche</font></span></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Eagle standing left on ships prow with palm under wing-(worn) SIDWNOS. THS.IAPAS.KAI.ASYLOY AI and monogram Z?</span></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: #000000">I have noticed a few other guys here love Tyche as I do. This coin is not in the best of shape it is heavily worn yet I still love it. </span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;I think its Lucky. </span></font></font><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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