THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER
Image courtesy Stack's Rare Coins
Exactly what were the thirty pieces of silver that were paid for the betrayal of Christ? Nobody knows for sure, but this coin is the prime candidate. This is the Shekel of Tyre, minted in the Pheonecian city of Tyre on the Mediterranean coast in modern-day Lebanon. It was the only coin that was accepted for Temple Tax in Jerusalem, so it is logical that this is the coin in the payoff.
Examples of this coin are readily available for just a few hundred dollars.
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