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Nic
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Posted 02/08/2010 02:30 am

I somehow got interested in the bible's 30 pieces of silver coin, so I surfed through the various internet sites, hoping to get a pic and thus a good look of what it really looked like.

Unfortunately, there appeared various types of coin pics, all saying they were the bible silver coins. All claiming the title.

which one is it really? a pic or link appreciated

thank you for the assist !

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Posted 02/08/2010 07:31 am

Here is the link to Forum ancient coins. They are a good source for ancient/biblical coins. I have purchased from them a couple times and been happy with my purchases.

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/

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Posted 02/08/2010 09:00 am

As with many "biblical coins", there is academic debate among researchers and archaeologists about exactly which coins the "thirty pieces" might have been. Coin dealers don't like debate; they want to pick one coin type and say, "this is it", so they can sell it to biblical coin collectors.

The "usual candidate" is the didrachm of Tyre, a Phoenician city which issued a series of dated "shekels" from long before the time of Christ to long afterwards; coins actually dated from around the time of Christ are, naturally, the most highly valued. This one is dated RNQ in Greek alpha-numerals, translating to Year 159 in the Tyrian calendar or 32/33 AD, sold for US$1265. Otherwise identical coins with much earlier or much later dates can be bought for only a couple of hundred dollars; This one dated to 98/7 BC sold for $450. A classic case of the "Bible Effect" - a coin with a biblical connection being much more expensive than an equally rare and attractive coin without such a connection.

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Posted 02/09/2010 8:00 pm

Thank you for the info and links. yes best bet is didrachm of Tyre, I will have to settle for that, as this identification of which coin appears to be an open ended and never ending discussion among academics. The amount though for these is interesting to note. Thanks again

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