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Double Shekel - Abd’Ashtart I (Sidon)
Country: Persian satrapies (Achaemenid satrapy of Phoenicia)
(Persia)
Denomination: Double shekel = 8 Drachms
(2)
Year: (-365--352)
Material: Silver (.980)
Weight: 25.38 g
Shape: Round
Diameter:
Type: Common coin
Catalog list: persian satrapies achaemenid satrapy of phoeniciapersia
Description:
Obverse
War galley, lined with shields and with a standard at the stern, sailing to left over two bands of waves below, date above
Reverse
Slow quadriga to left on ground line, behind the driver stands the Great King of Persia, his right hand raised, Abd’Ashtart walks behind in Egyptian-style dress, holding a cult-sceptre and a votive vase
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