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Dishekel
| Issuer | Tyre |
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| Year | 430 BC |
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| Value | Dishekel (8) |
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| Obverse description | Hippocampus or dolphin swimming right over a stylized wave pattern; above, a Phoenician inscription reading 'one thirtieth' (of a mina) in the field. In exergue, a murex shell, the emblem emblematic of Tyre's celebrated purple-dye industry. The design is rendered in relief against a plain field, characteristic of early Phoenician civic coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (-430) |
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