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Title
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Double Shekel Coin
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Description
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Obv: War galley facing left with oars, row of shields along bulwarks; globe-and-crescent standard over square stern; double rudder. Below, double zigzag line of waves.
Rev: King of Persia in car drawn facing to the left by 4(?) pacing horses; charioteer; king, in kidaris, raises right hand; Egyptian figure behind holding in right hand a scepter with animal’s head.
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Date Issued
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ca. 539-332 BCE
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Format
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Weight: 27.87 g
Diameter: 29.93 mm
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Medium
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Silver
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Creator
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Sidon (modern Saida, Lebanon)
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Publisher
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Hearst Museum of Anthropology
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Identifier
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8-7800
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Provenance
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Alfred Emerson, M. Boissé, and Phoebe Apperson Hearst
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Contributor
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Catherine VanKammen
