This section is from the book "Bepler's Handy Manual of Knowledge And Useful Infomation", by David Bepler. Also available from Amazon: Bepler's Handy Manual of Knowledge and Useful Information.
Denominations | Weight, Grains | Gold Value |
Gold Shekel | 132 | $5.69 |
Gold Maneh | 13,200 | 569.00 |
Gold Talent | 1,320,000 | 56,900,000.00 |
Silver Gerah | 11 | .02 1/4 |
Silver Bejka | 110 | . 26 1/4 |
Silver Shekel | 220 | .53 |
Silver Maneh | 13,200 | 32.00 |
Silver Talent........................ | 660,000 | 1,660.00 |
Copper shekel | 528 | .03 14 |
Persian Daric or Drachm (gold) | 128 | 5.52 |
MaccaBaean Shekel (silver) | 220 | .53 |
"Piece of money"(stater, silver) | 220 | .53 |
Penny (Denarius,Silver) | 59 | .14 |
Farthing(Quadrans,copper) | 42 | .00 1/4 |
Farthing(assarium,copper) | 84 | .00 1/2 |
Mite(copper) | 21 | .00 1/8 |
 
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