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1/4 Shekel Ashdod

Issuer Ashdod
Year 539 BC - 332 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
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Reverse description Within a recessed square incuse frame bordered at the top by a rope or cable pattern, a lion or feline creature is depicted attacking a bull or horned animal to the right. The predator lunges forward with forepaws extended onto the back of its prey, which is shown in a submissive posture. Above the figural scene, the Aramaic inscription naming the city of Ashdod appears in the field. The composition is characteristic of Persian-period Philistian coinage, combining Near Eastern iconographic traditions with local engraving conventions.
Reverse script Aramaic
Reverse lettering אשדד
(Translation: Ashdod)
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