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Double Shekel - Abdashtart I Sidon
| Issuer | Sidon |
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| Year | 365 BC - 352 BC |
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| Reference(s) | BMC Greek#29, Sunrise#130, Betlyon#23, HGC 10#242 |
| Obverse description | A Phoenician war galley with a double bank of oars advances to the left across two undulating wave lines, the hull lined with a row of shields along the gunwale and a vertical military standard erected at the stern. A regnal date appears in the upper field. The scene is rendered in crisp relief characteristic of Sidonian die-cutting of the early fourth century BC. |
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| Reverse description | A slow quadriga proceeds to the left above a ground line, driven by a charioteer; behind the driver stands the Great King of Persia in an erect posture, his right hand raised in a gesture of authority. To the rear of the chariot, the Sidonian king Abd'Ashtart (Straton I) follows on foot, attired in Egyptian ceremonial dress and carrying a cult sceptre in one hand and a votive libation vase in the other. A Phoenician inscription identifying the king appears in the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 'bh (Abdashtart/Straton) |
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