Catalog
1/2 Shekel - Ba'alshallim II Sidon
| Issuer | Sidon |
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| Year | 400 BC - 384 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A Phoenician war-galley with oars extended moves to the left, depicted before a coastal fortress featuring four projecting towers. In the exergue, two lions are positioned back to back in heraldic opposition. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded (dotted) border, a characteristic feature of Sidonian silver coinage of the Persian period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (400 BC - 384 BC) - BMC 11 (Obv. letter 90 - Rev. between king and lion letter 90) - ND (400 BC - 384 BC) - BMC 12 (Obv. letter 9 - Rev. no letter) - ND (400 BC - 384 BC) - BMC 13 (small obverse die, no letter) - ND (400 BC - 384 BC) - BMC 9-10 (big obverse die, no letter) - |
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