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ID:     777794
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Ancient East
Region:     PHOENICIA
City:     Tyre
Issuer:     Hippocamp Series
Date Ruled:     Circa 347-332 BC
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Didrachm
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     BC Circa 347-332
Diameter:     19 mm
Weight:     8.71 g
Die Axis:     12 h
Obverse Description:     Diety riding hippocamp right; two waves below; below waves, dolphin right
Reverse Description:     Owl standing right, head facing; crook and flail over shoulder, date to right
Primary Reference:     Betlyon 37 and N. 112, f
Reference2:     SNG Cop -
Reference3:     BMC 36 corr. (date)
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=93361
Grade:     Good VF, lightly toned, small flan crack, scratches, minor die rust
Notes:     Well struck on good metal for issue. The majority of ‘Uzzimilk’s coinage is very poor metal, and often plated. The edge splits on the present coin ensure that this is not a plated specimen, and is of much better than average metal.