Shekel (Ashqelon)
Country: Persian satrapies (Achaemenid satrapy of Yehud Medinata)
(Persia)
Denomination: Shekel
(1)
Year: (-539--332)
Material: Silver
Weight: 16.86 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 26 mm
Type: Common coin
Catalog list: persian satrapies achaemenid satrapy of yehud medinatapersia
Description:
Obverse
Helmeted head of Athena to right. The helmet is adorned with one erect olive-leaf and two udjat eyes appear between olive leaf and palmatte
Reverse
Owl faces front, wings spread; upper left field olive spray, all in incuse square
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