Commentary for Kiddushin 15:18

והכי נמי מסתברא דאי ס"ד רישא במנה סתם השתא במנה סתם לא הוו קידושי במנה זו מיבעיא

After all, it means that it was not worth [it], but, we suppose the priest accepted it [for the full value], as in the case of R'Kahana, who accepted a scarf for a son's redemption,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Although it was certainly not worth five sela's.');">¹⁷</span> observing to him,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The father who redeemed his son.');">¹⁸</span>

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