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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kevin McGonigal, post: 3749195, member: 72790&quot;]Yes, this has the option of being so similar in weight and fineness of the imperial denarii that they easily could have passed as one to people speaking Aramaic and who might not have been able to distinguish Greek from Roman script. By the time the evangelists put their Gospels into writing (several decades) later it was probably impossible to determine exactly what the coins was. In addition, coming from the Caesarean mint in Cappadocia they were much closer to where the coins had been minted. What we need is examine hoards in situ from Judaea and Galilee circa early First Century AD to see exactly what was circulating in that region at that time. I wonder if there have been any such discoveries and studies? In any event, I have to get one of these drachmas for my collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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