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Title
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Shekel Coin
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Description
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Obv: Three hoplites in a galley on the left, with a lion's head-shaped prow, on a line of waves; in the lower field, a winged seahorse on the left, and a seashell.
Rev: Aynel king of Byblos (Phoenician characters). Lion attacking a bull on the left.
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Date Issued
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ca. 350- 333 BCE
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Format
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Weight: 13.06 g
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Medium
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Silver
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Creator
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Byblos (modern Jbeil, Lebanon)
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Publisher
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Bibliotheque nationale de France, Paris, France
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Identifier
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ark:/12148/cb41747737m
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Provenance
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Former owner: Luynes, Honore d'Albert de (1802-1867)
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Contributor
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Jennifer Larsen
