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Tetradrachm vs Shekel
« on: October 14, 2016, 11:58:18 am »
When Alexander the Great died his conquests were divided among his generals. From that we got the Seleucid Kingdom and the Ptolemy Kingdom, Both of these produced tetradrachms featuring the ruler of the kingdom on the obverse facing right and an eagle on the reverse facing left. Both are similar in appearance and design though inscriptions change. Now let me show my ignorance: The Shekel of Tyre, the one attributed to Judas’s betrayal of Jesus, it too is similar in appearance, diameter, and weight. Is there something in history that explains the similarity? Are the they the same thing just different names?

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Re: Tetradrachm vs Shekel
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2016, 12:32:07 pm »

 

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