Silver coin

Item

Title
Silver coin
Description
Obv: Melqarth, riding, right, Melqarth, bearded, on hippocamp with curled wing; with r. he holds reins, with l. strung bow; below, two lines of waves, and dolphin r.; cable border
Rev: Owl, standing, right, head facing; over l. shoulder crook and flail; in field, letters or numerals; cable border
Date Issued
ca. 357-355 BCE
Format
Weight: 13.57 g
Diameter: 24 mm
Medium
Silver
Creator
Tyre (modern Sur, Lebanon)
Publisher
Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey
Identifier
81
Provenance
Gift of: David Magie
Contributor
William Zebroski
Media
81 Obv
81 Rev