If so, a silver shekel would be the equivalent of three days’ wages. ( Mt 20:2) It may be assumed that in the Hebrew Scripture period wages were about the same. In the time of Jesus’ earthly ministry, agricultural laborers commonly received a denarius for a 12-hour workday. The Bible, however, provides some indication of purchasing power and this is helpful in understanding ancient values. Modern values for ancient money do not give a true picture of its worth. * Thought to be the same as stater (silver)

( Mt 18:24 Lu 19:13-25) The chart that follows shows the relationship between the various monetary units and converts these into approximate modern values. ( Mt 5:26 10:29 17:24, 27 20:10 Mr 12:42 Lu 12:6, 59 15:8 21:2, Int see DENARIUS STATER.) The much larger monetary values known as minas and talents were weights, not coins. The lepton (Jewish), quadrans (Roman), as or assarion (Roman and provincial), denarius (Roman), drachma (Greek), didrachma (Greek), and the stater (Greek considered by many to be the tetradrachma of Antioch or Tyre) are coins specifically mentioned in the Christian Greek Scriptures.

( Ezr 2:69 Ne 7:70-72) The Persian gold daric weighed 8.4 g (0.27 oz t) and is therefore presently evaluated at $94.50.-See DARIC DRACHMA.

nimʹ), which are generally equated with the daric.

Postexilic Bible books refer to the Persian daric ( 1Ch 29:7 Ezr 8:27) and drachmas (Heb., dar The Israelites may have first used coins in their homeland after returning from exile in Babylon. It is commonly believed that the first coins were struck about 700 B.C.E. It may have been about two thirds of a shekel.- 1Sa 13:21 see PIM.Ĭoins in the Hebrew Scriptures. Likewise the value of the pim is uncertain.

tahʹ) mentioned at Genesis 33:19 Joshua 24:32 and Job 42:11 cannot be definitely established.

The value of the “piece(s) of money” (Heb., qesi In this publication, gold is conservatively calculated at $350.00 per ounce troy and silver at $6.00 per ounce troy the ancient ratio of gold to silver, however, is considered to have been 13 to 1.) (The price of gold and of silver has varied in recent years. ( Ex 25:39 30:13 38:25, 26 1Ki 10:17 Eze 45:12 see GERAH MINA SHEKEL TALENT.) Their relationship and comparative modern values in gold and silver are set forth below. (See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.) Among the Israelites there were five main divisions: the gerah, half shekel (bekah), shekel, mina (maneh), and talent. (Compare Ge 24:22 Jos 7:21.) The usual Hebrew term rendered “money” literally means “silver.” ( Ge 17:12, ftn) Often the metal objects were weighed by the individuals concerned when payment was made.- Ge 23:15, 16 Jer 32:10.Īs business transactions involved weighing, understandably designations of weights were also monetary designations. It consisted of silver and gold, doubtless molded for convenience into bars, rings, bracelets, or other standard shapes having a specific weight. As early as Abraham’s time, precious metals served as money. Therefore metals such as gold and silver came to be used. Indicative of this is the fact that the Latin word for money ( pecunia) is drawn from pecus, meaning “cattle.” However, livestock ( Ge 47:17) and foodstuffs ( 1Ki 5:10, 11) were not always convenient mediums of exchange. Anciently, livestock often figured in barter, that is, the exchange of one item for another and evidently the oldest method of making a business transaction. Search for Pontius Pilate at CoinArchives.A medium of exchange. Judaea, Pontus Pilate, procurator under Tiberius at the time of the Crucifixtion of Christ, AE lepton, (1.66g) TIBERIOY KAICAR, Lituus. Mule of Meshorer 331 Hendin 1341 RPC I 4967 (obverse) and Meshorer 333 Hendin 13 (reverse). IOYΛIA KAICAΡOC, three bound grain ears / Date LIZ within wreath. Lituus (augur's staff) / Date within wreath (= AD 30/31). Judaea, Under The Roman Procurators: Pontius Pilate. TIBEΡIOY KAICAΡOC, Lituus / Date LIH within wreath (Year 18 = AD 31). Pontius Pilate, procurator of Judea under Tiberius, 26-36 AD, bronze prutah of 14.7 mm, 2.05 grams. TIBEΡIOY KAICAΡOC, lituus (Augur's staff) / date LIZ within wreath. IOVΛIAC KAICAΡOC, three grain ears bound together / TIBEΡIOY KAICAΡOC LIς, simpulum.

Judaea, Roman Procurators, Pontius Pilate AE Prutah. Judaea, Pontius Pilate, ancient coins index with thumbnails - īrowsing Ancient Coinage of Judaea, Pontius Pilate Browse the Pontius Pilate page without thumbnail images.] Coinage of Pontius Pilate, Procurator of Judaea 26-36 AD.

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