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Dichalkos Zeus and Hera, Athena over galley prow
| Issuer | Arados |
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| Year | 128 BC - 127 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse lettering | מ א קלב |
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| Mint | Arados |
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Arados — the Phoenician island city of Arwad, never conquered by Alexander and technically autonomous through much of the Seleucid period — ran its own civic bronze coinage with remarkable consistency during the second century BC, even as Seleucid authority over the Syrian coast collapsed under dynastic infighting. The years 128–127 BC fall squarely within that collapse: Antiochus VII had died fighting the Parthians in 129 BC, and the resulting power vacuum allowed coastal cities like Arados to exercise near-complete monetary independence.
The galley prow reverse type is characteristic of Aradian bronzes from this period, reflecting the city's identity as a major Phoenician maritime power.