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Dichalkos Astarte on prow of galley
| Issuer | Sidon |
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| Year | 98 BC - 10 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Turreted and veiled draped bust of Tyche facing right, her mural crown rendered in low relief consistent with Hellenistic civic coinage conventions. The drapery falls gracefully over the shoulder, executed in the fluid style characteristic of late Phoenician bronze issues. A monogram appears in the left field behind the effigy, serving as a magistrate's or mint official's mark. The portrait is set within a plain circular border, with the flat, irregular flan typical of hammered provincial bronzes of this period. Surface patination obscures finer details but the general composition remains identifiable. |
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| Obverse lettering | MEN |
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| Edge | Plain |
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