Mesopotamian Shekel is a card from Series 2, part of Cardsmiths Currency, a premium collector line tracing the history of money from ancient coinage to cryptocurrency. It exists in 15 variants, and Onyx is the tightest of them at 1. This is card 32 on a 74 card checklist. Vibhas Virwani illustrated it.
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The Mesopotamian Shekel is considered by some scholars to be the oldest form of currency, believed to have been in use as early as 5,000 years ago. Shekels were coins minted in both gold and silver. They were generally used to pay for military service.
