Zechariah 11:12–13: Thirty Pieces of Silver
Zechariah 11:12–13 sets the shepherd's wage at thirty pieces of silver, the price of a slave, and then has that money thrown to the potter inside Yahweh's house. The sum is not a fair settlement but a verdict on a flock that had grown tired of the shepherd God gave them.
Judas Iscariot: The Insider Who Priced Jesus
Judas Iscariot was not an outsider or a stranger to Jesus. He was one of the twelve, and Matthew 26:14–16 shows him naming his own price and then watching for the moment to hand Jesus over.