| Judas' 30 Pieces of Silver - Matthew 26:14-15 |  |
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| Tyre, Phoenicia, 94 - 93 B.C., Judas' 30 Pieces of Silver |   | Judas' 30 Pieces of Silver
"Then one of the 12, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, and said unto them, 'What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?' And they covenanted with him for 30 pieces of silver." Matthew 26:14-15. Shekels of Tyre were the only currency accepted at the Jerusalem Temple and are the most likely coinage with which Judas was paid for the betrayal of Christ
The Temple Tax Coin
"...go to the sea and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou has opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them [the temple tax collectors] for me and thee." Since the tax was one half shekel per man the coin would have to be a shekel to pay the tax for both Jesus and Peter. Matthew 17:24-27
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| SH38447. Silver shekel, BMC p. 241, 124, aEF, weight 14.380 g, maximum diameter 29.1 mm, die axis 0o, Tyre mint, 94 - 93 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Melqarth right, lion's skin knotted around neck; reverse TUROUIERAS KAIASULOU (of Tyre the holy and inviolable), eagle left, right foot on ship's ram, palm frond under wing, date GL (year 33) over club left, HAP monogram right, Phoenician letter beth between legs; $1000.00 (€695.00) |
| Judas' 30 Pieces of Silver, Jerusalem or Tyre Mint, 34 - 35 A.D. |  | Judas' 30 Pieces of Silver
Then one of the 12, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, and said unto them, 'What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?' And they covenanted with him for 30 pieces of silver. Matthew 26:14-15. Shekels of Tyre were the only currency accepted at the Jerusalem Temple and are the most likely coinage with which Judas was paid for the betrayal of Jesus.
After the coinage of Tyre was debased under Roman control, some experts believe Herod the Great began to strike Tyre shekels and half 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 PKE (69/70 A.D.). The Greek letters KP or KAP are probably an abbreviation for KAICAP, Greek for Caesar. |
| 35417. Silver shekel, Prieur 1424, RPC I 4664, Hendin 919, VF, toned, weight 12.825 g, maximum diameter 23.0 mm, die axis 0o, obverse laureate head of Melqarth right, lion's skin knotted around neck; reverse TUROU IERAS KAI ASULOU (of Tyre the holy and inviolable), eagle left, right foot on ship's ram, palm frond behind, RX (year 160 = 34/35 A.D.) and club left, KP over XE monogram right, Phoenician letter bet between legs; high relief obverse; $550.00 (€382.25) |
| Tyre, Phoenicia, 99 - 98 B.C., Judas' 30 Pieces of Silver |  | Judas' 30 Pieces of Silver
"Then one of the 12, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, and said unto them, 'What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?' And they covenanted with him for 30 pieces of silver." Matthew 26:14-15. Shekels of Tyre were the only currency accepted at the Jerusalem Temple and are the most likely coinage with which Judas was paid for the betrayal of Christ
The Temple Tax Coin
"...go to the sea and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou has opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them [the temple tax collectors] for me and thee." Since the tax was one half shekel per man the coin would have to be a shekel to pay the tax for both Jesus and Peter. Matthew 17:24-27 |
| 28054. Silver shekel, BMC Phoenicia, p. 241, 126 - 127 var (right monogram), EF, weight 13.742 g, maximum diameter 28.2 mm, die axis 0o, Tyre mint, 92 - 91 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Melqarth right, lion's skin knotted around neck; reverse TUROUIERAS KAIASULOU (of Tyre the holy and inviolable), eagle l., r. foot on ship's ram, palm frond behind, date EL (year 35) over club and palm frond l., MY monogram right; SOLD |
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