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A talent of gold is about 75 pounds, and today, gold is sold for $A1586 per ounce, so 1 talent would be worth 75 x 1200 x 1586 which equals $A142,740,000.

It is interesting to note that King Solomon received annually, 666 talents of gold into his kingdom, (2Chronicles 9.13)

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"talent" is a Greek word applied to the Hebrew unit "kikar" (ככר), which is believed to have been equivalent to 300 shekels (about 67 lbs). But the unit was used with different values throughout history.

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What is the equivalent value of a Biblical talent?

The Talent was a unit of measure used in ancient times in the Middle East. The largest unit of measure, it was the equivalency of about 75 pounds. The actual value varied and scholars place it anywhere from $1,000 to $30,000 today. That would be 1316 troy ounces of gold, almost $1.5 million dollars today. For a silver talent it would be $22,424.


How many pounds in a talent of gold?

A talent of gold is estimated to be approximately 75 pounds.


How much gold is in one talent of gold?

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What is the value of a talen during the roman empire?

I would assume you had a typo and misspelled talent, spelling it talen.The talent was a unit of weight invented by theGreekswhich was also adopted by the Romans. The Attic (Greek) talent was 27 kilograms (57 pounds). The Roman talent was 32.3 Kilograms (71 pounds). The talent itself had no value. What had value was the material which wasweighed. Originally, the talent was used to measure the amount of silver that defeated cities had to pay as war indemnity. Later, the talent was also used to weigh gold.Thevalueof a talentdependedonwhetherit was a talent of gold or a talent ofsilverand on the time in history. The Roman Empire lasted for many centuries and the value of gold and silvervariedgreatly over time.One talent, depending on how much an ounce of gold is valued, is approximately (nowadays) $840,000 - $850,000.


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What does talent means in the Bible?

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How much is 120 talents worth?

This is a difficult question to answer as the Talent varied depending upon the area in which it was used. As an example, the Babylonian Talent (as used in the Old Testament) was equivalent to 30.3 kg whereas in the New Testament, what was known as the 'Common talent' was equivalent to only 58.9 kg.And, as the Talent was a unit of weight rather than of currency, its actual worth depended upon whether or not it was a Talent of silver or of gold.Whatever its form, the Talent, transferred to a weight of gold or silver, was an extraordinary amount of money.If we assume a New Testament talent of gold, this represents 58900 grams of gold. At today's prices (April 2011) one gram of gold is worth about US$ 46 (or £28 approx). This means that 120 talents of gold are $46 x 58900 x 120.This is $325,128,000 or £197,904,000.