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2 Gerah Hacksilber ingot
| Issuer | Ancient Israel / Judah |
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| Year | 930 BC - 586 BC |
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| Currency | Shekel (930 BC-586BC) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse face of the ingot presents a flat, slightly irregular rectangular surface with the same coarse, patinated silver matrix as the obverse. The texture is uneven and pitted, exhibiting natural surface corrosion and mineral encrustation consistent with ancient burial conditions. No inscription, symbol, or intentional marking is discernible; the piece bears no issuing authority's mark, reflecting the pre-numismatic bullion economy of the Iron Age Levant. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Hacksilber — weighed silver fragments used as currency before coinage reached the Levant — circulated throughout Iron Age Canaan and Israel alongside imported coins and local ingots. This small ingot, conforming to the 2-gerah denomination within the shekel system, would have been weighed on a balance scale at each transaction, with the counterparty often biting or nicking the metal to test purity. Hoards excavated at sites including En Gedi and Tel Miqne confirm that such pieces remained in active use throughout the First Temple period.