To: Antonio Garcia <garcia.secretariagh.antonio1 AT gmail.com>
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] shekel
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:47:11 -0600
Hello Antonio:
Thanks for sharing this image.
The ancient shekel does appear to have a weight of slightly less than one
half ounce.
The gold coin however, (unlike bronze coin), would presumably enjoy the same
purchasing power then, as now, because of
gold's inherent (versus representative) value.