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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #26
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                 Lot Number: 62162
                 Estimate: $500.00
                 Final Sale Price: $429.00
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                 Denomination: Tetradrachm
                 Grade: VF
                 Reference: BMC Phoeniciapg. 252, 238; RPC I 4659




  Phoenicia, Tyre. Year 146 (20/21 AD). AR Tetradrachm - Shekel (14.04 gm). Laureate
  head of Melkart right, with slight whiskers / Eagle standing left on prow; date and
  club before, monogram and KP in right field. BMC Phoeniciapg. 252, 238; RPC I 4659 (3
  examples cited). VF. Rare. Estimate $500.



  A Shekel of Tyre struck during the lifetime of Christ. This is the coin type most
  likely awarded to Judas, as the "30 pieces of silver," for the betrayal of Christ.


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