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Half Shekel - the currency of the Jerusalem Temple
After the coinage of Tyre was debased under Roman control, some experts believe Herod the Great began to strike "Tyre" shekels in Jerusalem. Other experts believe all of the type were struck at Tyre. These later coins were of cruder fabric and style, but maintained the silver purity required to pay the temple tax. The late shekels have the letters KP or KAP to the right of the eagle and dates range from PH (18/17 B.C.) to P
E (69/70 A.D.). The Greek letters KP or KAP are probably an abbreviation for KAICAP, Greek for Caesar.SH26213. Silver half shekel, RPC I Supp. 4672A, BMC Phoenicia -, RPC I -, VF, dark toning, weight 6.537 g, maximum diameter 20.2 mm, die axis 0o, Tyre or Jerusalem mint, 47 - 48 A.D.; obverse laureate head of Melqart right, lion's skin knotted around neck; reverse TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY (of Tyre the holy and inviolable), eagle standing left, head left, wings closed, right talon on war galley ram, palm frond transverse right behind, POΓ (year 173) and club left, KP and monogram right, Phoenician aleph between legs; struck with a damaged reverse die; rare year; SOLDElagabalus, 16 May 218 - 11 March 222 A.D., Sidon, Phoenicia
Under Elagabalus, Sidon was made a Roman colonia named Colonia Aurelia Pia Sidon.RP66230. Bronze AE 27, cf. SNG Cop 256; Rouvier V p. 262, 1494; BMC Phoenicia p. 184, 244; Lindgren III 1446 (all with variations), VF, weight 13.583 g, maximum diameter 27.2 mm, die axis 0o, Sidon (Saida, Lebanon) mint, obverse IMP C M AV ANTONINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse COL AVR PIA METRO. SID in exergue, cart of Astarte with two wheels and four columns supporting roof, Baetyl (probably a meteorite) placed on a base within, four palm fronds projecting from roof; ex Seaver Collection; rare; SOLD
Caracalla, 28 January 198 - 8 April 217 A.D., Akko-Ptolemais, Phoenicia
Ptolemais was a maritime city of Galilee (Acts 21:7). It was originally Accho, but was renamed Ptolemais under the rule of Ptolemy Soter.SH60148. Silver tetradrachm, Prieur 1222, SNG Cop -, gVF, attractive style, minor encrustations, weight 13.842 g, maximum diameter 25.1 mm, die axis 330o, Galilee, Ake Ptolemais (Acre, Israel) mint, 215 - 217 A.D.; obverse AYT K M A ANTΩNEINOC CEB, laureate head right; reverse ΔHMAPX EΞ YΠATOC TO Δ (holder of Tribunitian power, consul for the 4th time), facing eagle, head left, holding wreath in beak, wings spread, stars above caps of Dioscuri between legs; SOLD
Gallienus, August 253 - September 268 A.D., Phoenicia, Berytos
| Astarte, called "Ashtroth" in Scripture, was the favorite goddess of the Sidonians, Tyrians, Philistines, and Syro-Phoenicians generally. She was associated with the Greek Aphrodite and Roman Venus Genetrix, being believed by the ancients to be the goddess of generation, as well as of beauty. Astarte was chiefly worshiped and appears on the coins of Berytus, Bostra, Sidon, and Tyre. Her image is of a young woman, wearing a tall headdress; and clothed in a tunic, high in the neck- sometimes, not reaching lower than the knees, or sometimes with a longer dress, but with one knee exposed, and one foot planted on a galley's prow. |  |
The Temple Tax Coin, Tyre KP Type Half Shekel, Jerusalem or Tyre Mint, 58 - 59 A.D.
Half Shekel - the currency of the Jerusalem Temple
After the coinage of Tyre was debased under Roman control, some experts believe Herod the Great began to strike "Tyre" shekels in Jerusalem. Other experts believe all of the type were struck at Tyre. These later coins were of cruder fabric and style, but maintained the silver purity required to pay the temple tax. The late shekels have the letters KP or KAP to the right of the eagle and dates range from PH (18/17 B.C.) to P
E (69/70 A.D.). The Greek letters KP or KAP are probably an abbreviation for KAICAP, Greek for Caesar.SH26447. Silver half shekel, Prieur 1475, RPC I 4705, BMC Phoenicia -, VF, weight 6.656 g, maximum diameter 19.2 mm, die axis 0o, Tyre or Jerusalem mint, 58 - 59 A.D.; obverse laureate head of Melqart right, lion's skin knotted around neck; reverse TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY (of Tyre the holy and inviolable), eagle standing left, head left, wings closed, right talon on war galley ram, palm frond transverse right behind, PΠΔ (year 184 ) and club left, KP and EPH monogram right, Aramaic letter between legs; rare year; SOLDThe Temple Tax Coin, Tyre KP Type Half Shekel, Jerusalem or Tyre Mint, 40 - 41 A.D.
At the Great Temple in Jerusalem the annual tax levied was 1/2 shekel per male. The 1/2 shekel and shekel were the only coins accepted by the temple. Some experts believe that after the coinage of Tyre was debased under Roman control, Herod the Great began to strike "Tyre" shekels in Jerusalem. These coins were of cruder fabric and style, but maintained the silver purity required to pay the temple tax. The "Jerusalem" shekels have the letters KP or KAP to the right of the eagle and dates range from PH (18/17 B.C.) to P
E (69/70 A.D.). The Greek letters KP or KAP are probably an abbreviation for KAICAP, Greek for Caesar. JD40466. Silver half shekel, RPC I 4698, Prieur 1468, BMC Phoenicia -, F, weight 6.517 g, maximum diameter 18.9 mm, die axis 0o, Tyre or Jerusalem mint, 40 - 41 A.D.; obverse laureate head of Melqart right, lion's skin knotted around neck; reverse TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY (of Tyre the holy and inviolable), eagle standing left, head left, wings closed, right talon on war galley ram, palm frond transverse right behind, PΞΣ (year 166) over club left, KP over monogram right, Aramaic beth between legs; SOLD
The Temple Tax Coin, Tyre KP Type Half Shekel, Jerusalem or Tyre Mint, 20 - 21 A.D.
At the Great Temple in Jerusalem the annual tax levied was 1/2 shekel per male. The 1/2 shekel and shekel were the only coins accepted by the temple. Some experts believe that after the coinage of Tyre was debased under Roman control, Herod the Great began to strike "Tyre" shekels in Jerusalem. These coins were of cruder fabric and style, but maintained the silver purity required to pay the temple tax. The "Jerusalem" shekels have the letters KP or KAP to the right of the eagle and dates range from PH (18/17 B.C.) to P
E (69/70 A.D.). The Greek letters KP or KAP are probably an abbreviation for KAICAP, Greek for Caesar. JD40478. Silver half shekel, BMC Phoenicia p. 252, 238 var. (monogram); Prieur 1461; RPC I 4691, F, dark toning, weight 6.404 g, maximum diameter 17.6 mm, die axis 30o, Tyre or Jerusalem mint, 20 - 21 A.D.; obverse laureate head of Melqart right, lion's skin knotted around neck; reverse TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY (of Tyre the holy and inviolable), eagle standing left, head left, wings closed, right talon on war galley ram, palm frond transverse right behind, PMΣ (year 146) over club left, KP over ΠΦ (control), Aramaic letter (control) between legs; SOLD
The Temple Tax Coin, Tyre KP Type Half Shekel, Jerusalem or Tyre Mint, 16 - 17 A.D.
At the Great Temple in Jerusalem the annual tax levied was 1/2 shekel per male. The 1/2 shekel and shekel were the only coins accepted by the temple. Some experts believe that after the coinage of Tyre was debased under Roman control, Herod the Great began to strike "Tyre" shekels in Jerusalem. These coins were of cruder fabric and style, but maintained the silver purity required to pay the temple tax. The "Jerusalem" shekels have the letters KP or KAP to the right of the eagle and dates range from PH (18/17 B.C.) to P
E (69/70 A.D.). The Greek letters KP or KAP are probably an abbreviation for KAICAP, Greek for Caesar. JD40413. Silver half shekel, RPC I Supp. 4688A, BMC Phoenicia -, Prieur -, aVF, nice style, dark toning, weight 6.399 g, maximum diameter 20.7 mm, die axis 0o, Tyre or Jerusalem mint, 16 - 17 A.D.; obverse laureate head of Melqart right, lion's skin knotted around neck; reverse TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY (of Tyre the holy and inviolable), eagle standing left, head left, wings closed, right talon on war galley ram, palm frond transverse right behind, PMB (year 142) over club left, KP over Σ? right, X between legs; SOLD
The Temple Tax Coin, Tyre KP Type Half Shekel, Jerusalem or Tyre Mint, 39 - 40 A.D.
Half Shekel - the currency of the Jerusalem Temple
After the coinage of Tyre was debased under Roman control, some experts believe Herod the Great began to strike "Tyre" shekels in Jerusalem. Other experts believe all of the type were struck at Tyre. These later coins were of cruder fabric and style, but maintained the silver purity required to pay the temple tax. The late shekels have the letters KP or KAP to the right of the eagle and dates range from PH (18/17 B.C.) to P
E (69/70 A.D.). The Greek letters KP or KAP are probably an abbreviation for KAICAP, Greek for Caesar.JD33351. Silver half shekel, RPC I 4697, Prieur 1467, BMC Phoenicia -, F, weight 6.350 g, maximum diameter 19.6 mm, die axis 0o, Tyre or Jerusalem mint, 39 - 40 A.D.; obverse laureate head of Melqart right, lion's skin knotted around neck; reverse TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY (of Tyre the holy and inviolable), eagle standing left, head left, wings closed, right talon on war galley ram, palm frond transverse right behind, PΞΕ (year 165) and club left, KP and monogram right, Aramaic letter between legs; very rare year; SOLDThe Temple Tax Coin, Tyre KP Type Half Shekel, Jerusalem or Tyre Mint, 16 - 17 A.D.
At the Great Temple in Jerusalem the annual tax levied was 1/2 shekel per male. The 1/2 shekel and shekel were the only coins accepted by the temple. Some experts believe that after the coinage of Tyre was debased under Roman control, Herod the Great began to strike "Tyre" shekels in Jerusalem. These coins were of cruder fabric and style, but maintained the silver purity required to pay the temple tax. The "Jerusalem" shekels have the letters KP or KAP to the right of the eagle and dates range from PH (18/17 B.C.) to P
E (69/70 A.D.). The Greek letters KP or KAP are probably an abbreviation for KAICAP, Greek for Caesar. JD40459. Silver half shekel, RPC I supplement 4688A, BMC Phoenicia -, Prieur -, F, struck with a crude and worn reverse die, weight 6.472 g, maximum diameter 20.0 mm, die axis 0o, Tyre or Jerusalem mint, 16 - 17 A.D.; obverse laureate head of Melqart right, lion's skin knotted around neck; reverse TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY (of Tyre the holy and inviolable), eagle standing left, head left, wings closed, right talon on war galley ram, palm frond transverse right behind, PMB (year 142) over club left, KP over monogram (control) right, Aramaic letter (control) between legs; SOLD
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