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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.

Verification Level

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