Definição

• Originally a weight, this piece was incorporated into the monetary system of the Jews under Simon Maccabaeus (B.C. 143-135), who received the privilege of striking coins from Antiochus VII, King of Syria. Its value was fixed at four Drachmai, according to the standard of Tyre, and Flavins Josephus states that it also was equal to four Denarii. See Siglos.

  The half Shekel was called Bekah; the quarter was named Rebah; and a further division of one twentieth, called Gerah was occasionally employed.

Fonte

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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