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1/2 Shekel - Ba'alshallim II Sidon
| Uitgever | Sidon |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 400 BC - 384 BC |
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| Waarde | 1/2 Shekel = 2 Drachms |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Within a recessed incuse square, a Persian king or royal hero is depicted in right-profile stance, actively engaged in combat with a rearing lion that rises on its hind legs before him. The king grasps the lion with one hand and delivers a downward thrust with the other, evoking the classical Achaemenid royal hunt iconography. The bold, deeply cut relief is typical of Phoenician engraving of the early fourth century BC. |
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| Oplage | ND (400 BC - 384 BC) - BMC 11 (Obv. letter 90 - Rev. between king and lion letter 90) - ND (400 BC - 384 BC) - BMC 12 (Obv. letter 9 - Rev. no letter) - ND (400 BC - 384 BC) - BMC 13 (small obverse die, no letter) - ND (400 BC - 384 BC) - BMC 9-10 (big obverse die, no letter) - |
| Aanvullende informatie |
Ba'alshallim II ruled Sidon as a Persian vassal in the decades following the consolidation of Achaemenid control over Phoenicia, and his coinage reflects that uncomfortable duality — a local dynast asserting civic identity within the rigid framework of Persian imperial administration. The Sidonians retained minting rights largely because their fleet was indispensable to Persian naval operations; these coins are, in a practical sense, a byproduct of Sidon's value as a maritime power rather than any granted autonomy.
The sixteen-year attribution window is conventional rather than precise. Die-study work, particularly Betlyon's sequencing, allows rough internal ordering, but absolute dates remain tied to the broader dynastic chronology of Sidonian kings reconstructed partly from Phoenician inscriptions.