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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 2503076, member: 75525&quot;]Great background fact! I was not aware the Persian empire was that large.</p><p>I have one. Not the best example, but one of my oldest coins. I use the coin in my coins of the Bible talks. I find it interesting that the old testament (Ex 30:13) talks about a temple tax in Shekels before money was minted. Of course that only means that silver was paid by weight. The passage makes more sense talking about silver by weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>King James Bible</p><p>This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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