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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1782721, member: 26302&quot;]I have heard of that association, but I believe its more a Roman story. Melqarth is a much older tale originating from the middle east than the Herakles tale. My opinion is Melqarth is a type of demi-god, and the Romans simply associated him with Herakles so they can understand him.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Btw, your coin is not rare John, its just a lot of these small coins from eastern Med do not have a lot of followers, so many are sold in group lots. A shekel of Tyre, due to its large silver and notoriety, is always going to be separated out. I have seen coppers like yours in mixed group lots with Judean bronzes. Not saying its COMMON, but I have seen a few examples before.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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