Shekel
（重定向自Sheqalim）
![An electrum Carthaginian shekel, c. 310–290 BC, bearing the image of Tanit, consort of Baʿal Hammon.](/Images/godic/202502/10/Carthage_EL_shekel_22500135225.jpg")
![A silver Tyrian half-shekel from 102 BC bearing the image of Melqart, the Tyrian Hercules.](/Images/godic/202502/10/C+B-Shekel-FigC-TyrianHalfShekel5225.PNG")
![A silver Jerusalem shekel (AD 68) from the First Jewish Revolt against Roman rule. The obverse inscription reads](/Images/godic/202502/10/Half_Shekel5225.jpg")
![A silver Bar Kochba shekel from Simon bar Kokhba's revolt against Roman rule. Obverse: The Temple façade with a rising star surrounded by](/Images/godic/202502/10/Barkokhba-silver-tetradrachm5225.jpg")
Shekel (Akkadian: šiqlu or siqlu; Hebrew:שקל, pl. shekels or sheqalim) is any of several ancient units of weight or of currency. Initially, it may have referred to a weight of barley. This shekel was about 180 grains (11 grams or .35 troy ounces).