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Sixteenth Shekel of abd'Ashtart I, Sidon

Sixteenth Shekel of abd'Ashtart I, Sidon

r. c. 372 -358 BCE

Strato I (abd‘Ashtart I)

Greek

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.

Silver

Classical period, Late

Coins