1.1965.2663: Sixteenth Shekel of abd'Ashtart I, Sidon
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.2663
- People
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Strato I (abd‘Ashtart I), Phoenician (r. c. 372 -358 BCE)
- Title
- Sixteenth Shekel of abd'Ashtart I, Sidon
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 372-358 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sidon (Phoenicia)
- Period
- Classical period, Late
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/148626
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 0.76 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- sixteenth shekel
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Dewing 2663; Betlyon 25
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.2663
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Phoenician war galley to l. with oars, row of shields along bulwark, above monogram, below waves in two zigzag lines.
Rev.: Persian king (or hero) to r., fighting lion, between O.
Verification Level
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