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1/4 Shekel
| Issuer | Tyre |
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| Year | 425 BC - 394 BC |
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| Weight | 2.89 g |
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| Obverse description | The Phoenician god Melkart is depicted in left profile astride a hippocamp galloping to the right, his extended left hand grasping a bow while his right hand holds the reins. The creature's muscular foreparts rise above a dotted wave line, beneath which a dolphin swims to the right, filling the exergual field. The composition is rendered in the bold, stylized manner characteristic of Phoenician engraving of the late fifth century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Tyre |
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