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Monograms
Coin: 1584
Format
Coin
Numismatic Collection
Firestone
Issue
972
Details
Object Type
coin
Denomination
1/24 stater
Metal
Silver
Region
Syria
State
Phoenicia
City
Tyre
Date
-390 to -333
Obverse Figure Description
Hippocamp, flying, right, with curled wings; below, dolphin r.; cable border
Reverse Figure Description
Owl, standing, right, head facing; over l. shoulder crook and flail; in field, letters or numerals; cable border; all in shallow incuse circle
Era
Phoenician Era of Alexander
Citations
BMC.Phoen, George Francis Hill, Catalogue of the Greek Coins of Phoenicia, 1910 Tyre 23
Sear, David R. Sear, Greek Coins and Their Values, 1978 5909
Phoen, John Wilson Betlyon, The Coinage and Mints of Phoenicia: The Pre-Alexandrine Period, Tyre 14
References
BMC.Phoen
Sear
Phoen
Coin Description
Size
9 in mm
Die Axis
11
Weight
0.23 in grams
Accession
Accession number: 15, 2002-12-18, Gift of: Anonymous Class of '64
Statement on responsible collection description
Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage.
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