Lot 4087
Phoenicia, Tyre, 87/6 BC. AR Shekel (or Phoenician weight Tetradrachm; 14.36 g) dated year 40. Laureate head right of Melqart. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow; in left field, club with date above. BMC 133. Some underlying luster. Extremely Fine.
A lovely specimen of the "30 Pieces of Silver" type paid to Judas Iscariot for his betrayal of Christ.
Estimated Value $700 - 800.
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