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Dishekel - Baalshillem II Sidon
| Issuer | Sidon (Phoenician cities) |
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| Year | 401 BC - 366 BC |
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| Weight | 25.68 g |
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| Reverse description | The Persian Great King or satrap, crowned with a tall kidaris, seated in a two-wheeled chariot drawn left by two horses. The king holds a scepter or lotus flower and is attended by an armed charioteer or running figure to the right. A smaller attendant figure kneels or runs before the horses at lower left. The spoked wheel of the chariot is rendered in fine detail. The scene is enclosed within a beaded border and set on a ground line, reflecting the strong Achaemenid artistic influence prevalent on Sidonian coinage under Baalshillem II. A Phoenician inscription identifying the king appears in the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤔𐤋𐤌 |
| Edge | Plain |
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