Israëlitische silber ingots (3 gerah) ca. 750 BCE 

Israëlitische silber ingots (3 gerah) ca. 750 BCE - Image 1
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Israëlitische silber ingots (3 gerah) ca. 750 BCE
Israëlitische silber ingots (3 gerah) ca. 750 BCE
Israëlitische silber ingots (3 gerah) ca. 750 BCE
Israëlitische silber ingots (3 gerah) ca. 750 BCEIsraëlitische silber ingots (3 gerah) ca. 750 BCE

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LastDodo number
5974947
Area
Miscellaneous
Title
Israëlitische silber ingots (3 gerah) ca. 750 BCE
Manufacturer / publisher
Collection / set
Sub-set
Number in collection
Item
Primitief geld
Year
-750
Dimensions
26 x 6 x 3 mm
Theme
Country / area
Israel, Judea
Language
Type
Number of pages
Person
Designer
Material
Silver
Colour
Part
Details
Israelite Iron Age Period Pre-Coinage ingot weighing 2.1 grams, which is close to the Israelite 3 gerah weight, although it is uncertain that ingot were were a specific denominations vs. various sizes convenient to handle and weigh on a balance scale. Similar ingots were found at Ein Gedi in a terra cotta cooking pot, hidden in a building destroyed near the end of Iron Age II, early 6th century BC. Avi-Yonah Encylcopedia of the Holy Land, volume 2, p. 374.14. The northern kingdom of Israel was destroyed by an Assyrian invasion about 722 BCE, while the southern kingdom of Judea survived until about 70 CE.