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AR 21

SHH 6552

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11.87 g   20.3-21.0 mm   9:00 o'clock   VF σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = 11.4 MS/m Melcarth holding strung bow and riding hippocamp on waves; dolphin below; cable boder. Owl standing left, head facing; crook and flail under left wing; Phoenician letter in right field; cable boder. Very low Ag-content or silvered/plated Cu-core (see comment Dewing 2671) Copenhagen 298/301 (400-332 BC); Dewing 2670/2671 (410-370 BC); Sear Greek 5911/5912 ( late 5th c. - 360 BC) Ex Naville Numismatics 34/96, 17.9.2017