Catalog
1/2 Shekel
| Issuer | Sidon |
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| Year | 435 BC - 425 BC |
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| Weight | 7.10 g |
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| Obverse description | Phoenician war galley (bireme) sailing to the right, rendered in fine relief with oars extended along the hull and three masts bearing furled sails depicted as globular finials; the prow features a prominent ram at the waterline. Below the vessel, two registers of stylized waves fill the lower field, conveying the open sea. The entire composition is framed by a dotted border, characteristic of early Sidonian silver coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Sidon |
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