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Sixteenth Shekel of abd'Ashtart I, Sidon
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Obv.: Phoenician war galley to l. with oars, row of shields along bulwark, above monogram, below waves in two zigzag lines.
Rev.: Persian king (or hero) to r., fighting lion, between O.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Title: Sixteenth Shekel of abd'Ashtart I, Sidon
Description:
Obv.
: Phoenician war galley to l.
with oars, row of shields along bulwark, above monogram, below waves in two zigzag lines.
Rev.
: Persian king (or hero) to r.
, fighting lion, between O.
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