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PHOENICIA. Uncertain. 4th century BC. 1/16 Shekel (Silver, 8 mm, 0.78 g, 6 h). Laureate head of Ba'al-Arwad to right. Rev. Persian king standing right, with left hand grasping lion by the mane and holding knife in right; all within incuse square. Seemingly unpublished and quite interesting. Very fine.
This interesting coin is an imitation combining the head of Ba'al-Arwad, found on fractional issues of Arados, with the type of the Persian king slaying a lion found on coins of Sidon. Mints in both Cilicia and in Philistia copied designs from Phoenician coins, including these types, but seemingly not in this combination.
This interesting coin is an imitation combining the head of Ba'al-Arwad, found on fractional issues of Arados, with the type of the Persian king slaying a lion found on coins of Sidon. Mints in both Cilicia and in Philistia copied designs from Phoenician coins, including these types, but seemingly not in this combination.