The shekels did not have an equal burden
In the ancient tombs of Egypt, traces of scales were found engraved on the walls, which signified the riches of their landlords. The Shekel did not have an equal burden and the central clause of currency or barter among Egyptians was the lambs. The term shekel in Hebrew means to weigh, and become a term in the language of currency.Originally, gold and silver were used in lumps, nuggets, or bars and in these peculiar forms they could be weighed away, and because they were weighed out they can be excercised as payments for commercialized dealings. On the island of Aegina, the Greeks stamped a turtle on the first silver coins finished 700 B.C.
