Hemispherical small weight made of limestone, 2.38 g, most likely 1/5 shekel of a shekel standard of 11,40 g, engraved with 4 vertical stroke (= 4 Gerah, as a shekel was equal of 20 Gerah).
THE SAMEL COLLECTION OF JEWISH COINS AND MEDALS
PALESTINE, Assyrian Period, 720-600 BCE
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Hammer-price / sale price: 1,500.00 €
Hemispherical small weight made of limestone, 2.38 g, most likely 1/5 shekel of a shekel standard of 11,40 g, engraved with 4 vertical stroke (= 4 Gerah, as a shekel was equal of 20 Gerah).
Overbeck – Meshorer no. A55.