article_snippet: Coin collector Stephen Creswell snapped up what Coin collector Stephen Creswell thinks is a half shekel from Tyre - which dates back to 126BC - at an auction in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.
article_snippet: The coin found by Stephen Creswell, 22, which Coin collector Stephen Creswell believes to be half a shekel from Tyre .
article_snippet: Collector: Mr Creswell, pictured, bought The coin found by Stephen Creswell, 22, which he believes to be half a shekel from Tyre for just £29 at an auction in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire .
article_snippet: The battered coin weighs 7.7grams, half of a full shekel's weight.
article_snippet: The earliest reference of The coin found by Stephen Creswell, 22, which he believes to be half a shekel from Tyre comes in 126BC and The coin found by Stephen Creswell, 22, which he believes to be half a shekel from Tyre is understood that they remained in circulation.
article_snippet: Mr Creswell, from Dudley, West Midlands said that he bought The coin found by Stephen Creswell, 22, which he believes to be half a shekel from Tyre as part of a selection but quickly realised he had 'something special'.
article_snippet: Without doubt, the half shekel is my favourite so far.'
highlights_snippet: Collector Stephen Creswell, 22 believes it is half a shekel from Tyre which dates back to 126BC .
  