17C050
PHOENICIA, SIDON, KING BAAL SHALLIM I
AR Double Shekel (28.16 gm)
420-410 B.C.

War galley before city wall of five towers / King of Persia driving chariot l.; goat in incuse below. BMC 7.

Clear and bold view of the city walls. Baal Shallim I was the first Sidonian king to place his initials on his coin types.

Very Rare. Reverse slightly off center, but finer than most known examples.

Catalogue XVII

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