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1/2 shekel of Tyre with dolphin
Greek
Classical Period
about 450–400 B.C.
Mint: Phoenicia, Tyre
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 14 mm. Weight: 3.35 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.317
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Dolphin over waves to right.
Phoenician inscription above.
Reverse: Horned owl to right, with crook and flail, all within incuse square.
Phoenician inscription above.
Reverse: Horned owl to right, with crook and flail, all within incuse square.
ProvenanceBy 1966: with Münzen und Medaillen AG, Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen AG, June 1, 1966