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Coins Picture

Silver Coins and a Bronze Pot. These were excavated in Israel and accurately dated to the time of Jesus. They are kept in the Israeli Museum, Jerusalem.

They might be similar to the 30 pieces of silver paid to Judas (Mat 26:15). They probably were silver shekels equaling about 120 denarii. This was the amount of compensation ("blood money") paid for accidental death (Ex 21:32).