Seen on the obverse of this Sidonian drachma is a bearded Persian king riding a chariot pulled by three horses and led by two slaves. The verso features a warship.
Substance: silver.
Diameter 4 cm.
Text: adapted from Muyassar Fattāl.
Photography: Nicholas Randall.
Collection of the National Museum of Damascus.
Highlights of the National Museum of Damascus. DGAM (Direction Générale des Antiquités et des Musées de Syrie). Ministère de la Culture, 2006.
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