Jonathan K. Kern Inventory
42-43 AD silver shekel of the design of Tyre in Phoenecia
Vitae
Date: 42-43 AD
Dimensions: 26mm
Certified by: ICG
Grade: EF45 PQ
Obverse
![Obverse of 42ad](/inventory-archive/images/42adobv.jpg)
Laureate head of Melquarth, the Phoenecian version of Hercules
Reverse
![Reverse of 42ad](/inventory-archive/images/42adrev.jpg)
Eagle on the prow of a galley.
Additional Notes
By this time period most scholars believe the coins of this design were now struck in Jerusalem, to insure a supply of the coins needed for the payment of temple dues by every male Jew. Since this type coin was in the temple treasury, the assumption follows that these coins were paid out of the treasury by the priests to Judas for the betrayal of Christ. Wide flan for this period, high relief head.
Cost: $977