1/2 shekel of Sidon with war galley
Late 5th century B.C.
MintSidon, Phoenicia
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsDiameter: 18 mm. Weight: 6.86 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession number1975.295
On View
Not on viewClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1975: with Numismatic Fine Arts, Inc., 16661 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 518, Encino, California (auction, March 20-21, 1975, Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, lot 216); 1975: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., April 9, 1975
A.D. 1403–1425
A.D. 527–565
about A.D. 830/1–838
A.D. 830 or 831
about 430 B.C.
about 225–214 B.C.
