Didrachmon
Didrachmon
Didrachmon (a double drachma), a silver coin equal to two Attic drachmae, and also to the Jewish half shekel (Joseph. Antiq. iii. 8. 2). It was therefore equivalent to about 1s. 4d. of our money. By the law every Jew was required to pay half a shekel to the Temple (Exo 30:13, sq.), and this amount is represented by the didrachma in Mat 17:24, where it is used for the ‘tribute-money’ demanded of Christ.
Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature
Didrachmon
Didrachmon. See Money; Shekel.