Title

1/2 Shekel Coin of Ba'alshillem II

Description

Obv: Galley on the left, on two waterlines; in the upper field, "b" (Phoenician character).
Rev: Biga (chariot) on the left, carrying the Great King alongside the driver.

Date Issued

ca. 400-366 BCE

Format

Weight: 6.74 g
Diameter:

Medium

Silver

Creator

Sidon (modern Saida, Lebanon)

Publisher

Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France

Identifier

ark:/12148/btv1b8536440w

Source

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8536440w

Provenance

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Contributor

Jason Catalano