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Dishekel - Baalshillem II Sidon
| Issuer | Sidon |
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| Year | 401 BC - 366 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Phoenician war galley (bireme) depicted in left profile, navigating over a stylized sea rendered as a row of zigzag waves in the exergue. The vessel features a prominent ram at the prow, a detailed oar bank along the hull, and a fighting deck with shields along the bulwark. A single Phoenician character appears in the upper field above the ship, serving as a control mark or royal identifier. The composition is rendered with bold, confident engraving typical of Sidonian coinage of the early fourth century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Sidon |
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