This silver shekel minted in the port city of Tyre was the dominant currency in the Middle East from 126 B.C. to 65 A.D. The head is that of Melqart (a Phoenician god identified with Hercules); on the opposite side is an eagle.
This silver shekel minted in the port city of Tyre was the dominant currency in the Middle East from 126 B.C. to 65 A.D. The head is that of Melqart (a Phoenician god identified with Hercules); on the opposite side is an eagle.