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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1579376, member: 26302&quot;]Why are you assuming it has to be Tyrean? The shekels of Tyre had only been minted in Jerusalem for the previous 50 years or so to allow the Jews to use the coins they preferred. However, the Tyrean coin was a shekel, not a drachma, so I do not understand how you are making the assumption it was Tyrean. Btw, yes, by this age many areas that were still using tetradrachms were debased silver. Roman Egypt was quite debased. I have one from a little later, (Nerva), and it looks dark greyish with a thin layer of silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, &quot;record wholesale prices&quot; is only in nominal terms of the dollar. I am POSITIVE real, (relative), prices have been much higher.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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