Dishekel - Azbaal

€182,258.00
IssuerByblos
Year365 BC - 350 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Dishekel = 2 Shekel
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionSilver
Weight13.36 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) HGC 10#133, SNG Copenhagen#132, SNG Copenhagen#133, Betlyon#14 var.
Obverse descriptionGalley, with an eyed prow ending in a ram and a lion’s head figure head, and with three armored Greek hoplites standing left on deck, moving to left above waves. Below, Phoenician letters ’z above a hippocamp swiming to left with a murex shell below.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionLion attacking a bull to left.
Reverse scriptPhoenician
Reverse letteringZBL` MLK GBL
Edge
Mint
MintageND (365 BC - 350 BC)  - -
Catalog ID4950489070
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