Old Testament/Hebrew Scriptures – Ancient Biblical Coins

Hacksilver One-Quarter Shekel (5-Gerahs)

Date: 8th – 6th Century BCE. Mint: Judaea – Ancient Near East Levant. Denomination: Silver Ingot Hacksilver Quarter-Shekel (5-Gerahs). Obverse: No intended design; not struck with die. Reverse: No intended…

Hacksilver One-Half Shekel “Beqa” (Betza Kesef)

Date: 9th - 7th Century BCE. Mint: Judaea - Ancient Near East Levant. Denomination: Silver Ingot Hacksilver Half-Shekel (1-Beqa / 10-Gerah). Obverse: No intended design; not struck with die. Reverse:…

Xerxes I Achaemenid Siglos Carradice Type IIIb

Xerxes I (King Ahaseurus), Persian Empire, Silver Siglos

Issued By: Xerxes I (King Ahasuerus), Persian Achaemenid Empire. Date: ca. 485-470 BCE. Mint: Uncertain Persian mint. Denomination: Silver Siglos (1/3rd Persian Shekel weight). Obverse: Persian royal figure, bearded, wearing crown,…

King Cyrus, Croeseid/Achaemenid Empire

This particular coin is considered a Croeseid, named after the Lydian King Croesus who reigned circa 560-547 B.C. He possessed such excessive fortune that the phrase “as rich as Croesus” came into use as a reference to a person with extreme wealth. This comparison “remained proverbial beyond classical antiquity”.