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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1579886, member: 26302&quot;]Not trying to be contentious. You wish to try to make some comparisons using a stated value, then referenced a completely different coinage. Tyre shekels were only minted at this late date, (Tyre stopped minting them like 100 years before), in Jerusalem as a courtesy to the Jews to use in the Temple. The rest of Aolia Capitolina did not use them, and even their use inside Jerusalem was somewhat limited. Knowing that, I was pointing out you should not use a drachm reference and compare it to the purity of shekels of Tyre. The shekels of Tyre were intentionally higher purity than contemporary coinages of the area.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you wish to, feel free, but it will immediately invalidate any conclusion you come to. That is what I was trying to be nice about and point out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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