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Dishekel - Abdashtart II Sidon
| Issuer | Sidon (Phoenician cities) |
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| Year | 342 BC - 333 BC |
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| Value | 2 Shekel |
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| Reverse description | The Persian Great King, seated in a chariot drawn by three horses galloping to the left, accompanied by a charioteer. A Phoenician inscription appears above the scene. Behind the chariot stands an attendant, identified as Abdashtart II, facing left and holding a scepter and a vase, rendered in the Achaemenid court artistic style typical of Sidonian silver coinage of the late fourth century BC. |
| Reverse script | Phoenician |
| Reverse lettering | 𐤏 𐤁 |
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