Phoenicia, Sidon. Baalshallim II (401-366 BC). 1/16 Shekel (No reserve price)

Phoenicia, Sidon.
Baalshallim II (401-366 BC).
1/16 Shekel (Silver, 9 mm, 0.76 g).

Obv: Phoenician galley left; 𐤁 ('b' in Phoenician) above, waves below.
Rev: Persian king or hero, holding dagger in his right hand, standing right, grasping lion standing right, head to left, at mane; in field, O; all within incuse square.

Reference: HGC 10, 240.

Under Baalshallim II (401–366 BC), Sidon was a leading Phoenician city within the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Its powerful fleet made it strategically important to Persian rule, while its harbour supported extensive Mediterranean trade. Sidonian coinage combined local Phoenician identity with Persian imperial imagery, reflecting the city’s wealth, maritime strength and considerable autonomy under Achaemenid sovereignty.

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