bank teller found this in a cache in her back yard

[how u do n]

Hi guys
A bank teller told me about some coins she found in an old box buried in her back yard.
She said she had a really old coin so, when I went in yesterday she asked me to help her with her coins.
This is a pic she told me the coin looks like. Can anyone help me with what it is?
Thanks
hh dan

 

[allen]

looks roman, but looks can be deceiving !!

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Are you posting this from her back yard? If not, why not?

 

[how u do n]

nope lol I tried to ask if i could hunt it but she is getting married on the 12th and super busy
but!!! she is going to bring the coins to the bank monday so i can look at them and maybe buy them.

 

[CRUSADER]

Looks more ancient Greece but could be Roman.

 

[IronSpike]

Similar to this coin (jb600).

http://www.ancient-art.com/judbib.htm

 

[MarrkSandman]

Is this coin a silver denarius? Wow, ....in the US !?! I guess anything is possible!

 

[Moonshadow]

I think Iron Spike has it spot on. Very cool coin.....I wouldn't be telling her any value if you intend on buying them from her. I would give her a fair price though. Good Luck!

HH,
Moon

 

[crazyjarhead]

That's just crazy. Burried in her back yard?? Man, she may be sitting on a nice valuble cache

 

[IronSpike]

bluefin1959,

You may want to post the coin in "What is it?" or "Coin" forum to get a better ID. The coin is similar but not an exact match. Don't want you to buy the coin and come to find out it may be a copy of the real deal

I now see that the pic you posted isn't the coin she found, but a pic of one that looks like it. Did she give you that pic or did you find the pic?

 

[how u do n]

this is a pic she found on the web of her coin.
the real one is locked away in her inlaws safe.
she is going to let me see them all next week
ty all for the help
i'll keep ya posted on what all is there.
hh
dan

 

[kane23]

The coin is greek selucid,probably a Shekel,the 30 pieces of silver type given to judas. The box was probably buried by a collector. I found a roman and a greek coin on a collectors lawn. good hunting kane 23

 

[artorius]

The coin either is a Shekel or a Half-Shekel of Tyre, dated Year 138 of the freedom of Tyre (from the Greek Seleukids), which translates into 11-12 AD. Originally these were struck by Tyre after it gained its freedom from the Seleukids in 126 BC. After circa 20 B.C, these coins were struck in Israel. These coins were of high purity silver, and thus were the only silver coin accepted by the Temple priests in Jerusalem. Shekels of Tyre almost certainly were the coins use to pay Judas his 30 pieces of silver for betraying Jesus Christ.

I cannot tell from the photo whether the coin is a Shekel or a Half-Shekel - the designs on both denominations were the same. Weighing the coin would tell - a Shekel weighs around 13 grams, the Half-Shekel around 6.5 grams (these weights are out of my memory, but are close).

If genuine, this coin (regardless of whether it is a Shekel or a Half-Shekel) is quite valuable, particularly for having a date close to the Ministry of Christ. I cannot say from a photo whether the coin is genuine, although these coins commonly are faked. I would have to hold the coin in hand to form an opinion, but frankly I am not an expert in Biblical Coins. I would consult with a recognized expert in the field. Three that come to mind are David Hendin of Amphora Coins in Nyack, New York (he is as expert an authority as exists today in the world), Harlan J. Berk in Chicago, Illinois, and CNG in London, England and Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

artorius

Note: Post corrected - I believe the base date for Tyrian Shekel coinage is 126 BC, not 129 BC.

 

[allen]

I guess my guess was a bit off...
Anyways, im hoping its a real
coin and not a fake.