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Edgewood76 New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 07/08/2021 02:18 am I found this coin back in Nam and I'm having difficulties finding information on it. Does anyone know what I have here? Thank you in advance for your time. Report this Post to the Staff

triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9377 Posts	Posted 07/08/2021 06:26 am Looks a bit like this one.. https://kingshottcollection.com/pro...rachm-00029/ Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 07/08/2021 06:33 am @edge, can you please also provide a weight and diameter? Thx. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Pistareen Valued Member United States 309 Posts	Posted 07/08/2021 07:35 am This is a Shekel of Tyre said to be of the type of coin that Judas was paid "thirty pieces of silver" in the Bible. It shows the head of the Phoenician"Melcart" with an eagle on the prow of a ship and can be dated by the symbols beside the eagle. See the Newman Numismatic Portal for the classical numismatic reference that tells how to date these coins. This coin image looks good, but copies are known, so you will need to do more research to determine if it is genuine. A half shekel was the amount of temple tax and the money changers would exchange full shekels into two half shekels, before Jesus overturned their tables. Report this Post to the Staff
Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1045 Posts	Posted 07/08/2021 09:50 am Not my area of collecting but this is clearly a low-quality cast fake. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 07/08/2021 10:15 am Quote: low-quality cast fake Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5172 Posts	Posted 07/08/2021 12:12 pm Quote: Not my area of collecting but this is clearly a low-quality cast fake. though this is sufficiently not my area of collecting that I'm not as sure about this. Weight, diameter, and pictures of the edge would probably help. Report this Post to the Staff
Edgewood76 New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 07/08/2021 4:15 pm I had no idea it could be that old. I'm sure it's a cast or a fake one. It's in really good condition to possibly be that old. It weighs 7 7.78g and here is a couple edge pics. Thanks ya'll for the information. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/08/2021 5:19 pm Cast copy of a Tyre Shekel. Report this Post to the Staff
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