Double Shekel of abd'Ashtart III, Sidon

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.2665
People: Strato III (abd‘Ashtart III), Phoenician (r. 342/1-332 BCE)
Title: Double Shekel of abd'Ashtart III, Sidon
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 342-332 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sidon (Phoenicia)
Period: Classical period, Late
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/148660

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Silver
Metal: AR
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 25.64 g
Die Axis: 12
Denomination: double shekel
Date on Object: year 5

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Dewing 2664; Betlyon 35

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: 1.1965.2665
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Phoenician war galley to l. with oars, row of shields along bulwark, waves in four zigzag lines, border of dots.
Rev.: Persian king in chariot with driver, led by pacing horse to l., to r. king of Sidon following, holding scepter and votice vase.

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