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Stater of Byblos with sea horse and galley of three hoplites
Greek
Late Classical Period
about 350 B.C.
Mint: Phoenicia, Byblos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25.5 mm. Weight: 13.23 gm. Die Axis: 9
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1993.63
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Galley with lion's head prow left containing three hoplites with round shields facing left.
Below, hippocamp to left. Above its tail: monogram.
Reverse: Lion to left bringing down bull lying to left.
Inscription in Phoenician letters.
Ruler: Adramelek, ca. 350 B.C.
Below, hippocamp to left. Above its tail: monogram.
Reverse: Lion to left bringing down bull lying to left.
Inscription in Phoenician letters.
Ruler: Adramelek, ca. 350 B.C.
Provenance1993, sold by Dennis P. Devine, Rocky Point, NY, to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 24, 1993)