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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Greek Coins| ▸ |Geographic - All Periods| ▸ |Phoenicia||View Options:   | | | Phoenicia, from the Greek Phoiníkē meaning either "land of palm trees" or "purple country," was located on the Mediterranean coastline of what is now Lebanon, Israel, Gaza, Syria, and southwest Turkey, though some colonies later reached the Western Mediterranean and even the Atlantic Ocean, the most famous being Carthage. The enterprising, sea-based Phoenicians spread across the Mediterranean from 1500 to 300 B.C. Their civilization was organized in city-states, similar to those of ancient Greece, perhaps the most notable of which were Tyre, Sidon, Arados, Berytus and Carthage. Each city-state was politically independent and it is uncertain to what extent the Phoenicians viewed themselves as a single nationality. In terms of archaeology, language, lifestyle, and religion there was little to set the Phoenicians apart as markedly different from other Semitic Canaanites. The Phoenician alphabet is an ancestor of all modern alphabets. By their maritime trade, the Phoenicians spread the use of the alphabet to Anatolia, North Africa, and Europe, where it was adopted by the Greeks, who in turn transmitted it to the Romans. |
Paul spent a week with the disciples in Tyre on his return from his third missionary journey (Acts 21:4).GB14804. Bronze AE 17, BMC Phoenicia p. 256, 267 (also with date and monogram obliterated), VF, weight 6.128 g, maximum diameter 17.0 mm, die axis 0o, Phoenicia, Tyre (Lebanon) mint, obverse turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right, palm frond behind; reverse TYR monogram, date and AY (obliterated) over IΕPAΣ, all above war galley left; nice green patina and good detail, some earthen encrustation; SOLD
Arados, Phoenicia, 400 - 350 B.C.
Arwad, Syria, an island in the Mediterranean, was settled by Phoenicians early in the 2nd millennium B.C. In the Bible it is called Arvad. In Greek it was known as Arados. The city also appears in ancient sources as Arpad and Arphad. Antiochus I Soter renamed it Antiochia in Pieria. GA34635. Silver drachm, BMC Phoenicia p. 7, 37, F, weight 3.562 g, maximum diameter 12.2 mm, die axis 180o, obverse laureate head of bearded deity right, countermark of war galley on ear; reverse galley right on waves; SOLD
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy IV, 221 - 204 B.C.
Ptolemy IV's surname Philopator means father lover, ironic since according to some authorities he poisoned his father. Ptolemy IV is a major protagonist of the apocryphal 3 Maccabees, which describes events following the Battle of Raphia, in both Jerusalem and Alexandria. He was a cruel and evil monarch.GP38709. Bronze triobol, Lorber CPE B543; Svoronos 1130; Noeske 95; BMC Ptolemies p. 53, 65; Hosking 56; Malter 156; Weiser 48; SNG Cop -, F, weight 34.421 g, maximum diameter 35.4 mm, die axis 0o, Phoenicia, Tyre (Lebanon) mint, c. 217 - 204 B.C.; obverse horned head of Zeus Ammon right, wearing taenia; reverse ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left, club handle up before, ΔI between legs; SOLD
Seleukid Kingdom, Antiochus IX Cyzicenus, 114 - 95 B.C.
In Greek mythology, Eros was the Greek god of love. His Roman counterpart was Cupid ("desire"). According to Hesiod (c. 700 B.C.), one of the most ancient of all Greek sources, Eros was the fourth god to come into existence, coming after Chaos, Gaia (the Earth), and Tartarus (the Abyss or the Underworld). Parmenides (c. 400 B.C.), one of the pre-Socratic philosophers, makes Eros the first of all the gods to come into existence. In early Greek poetry and art, Eros was depicted as an adult male who embodies sexual power. But in later sources, Eros is represented as the son of Aphrodite, whose mischievous interventions in the affairs of gods and mortals cause bonds of love to form, often illicitly. Ultimately, by the later satirical poets, he is represented as a child, the precursor to the chubby Renaissance Cupid.GY57092. Bronze AE 19, Houghton-Lorber II 2388(8) (otherwise unpublished, 7 specimens cited from private collections), VF, attractive style, nice green patina, typical tight flan, weight 5.804 g, maximum diameter 19.4 mm, die axis 0o, uncertain probably Phoenician mint, c. 113 - 100 B.C.; obverse winged bust of Eros right; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY on right, ΦIΛOΠATOPOΣ on left, Nike advancing left, wreath in extended right hand, BAΣIΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY in two downward lines on right, ΦIΛOΠATOPOΣ in downward line on left, monogram outer left (control), B and symbol (controls) in exergue, bevelled edge; SOLD
Arados, Phoenicia, 206 - 126 B.C.
The name Phoenicia may be derived from Fenkhu, the name given in Egyptian inscriptions to the natives of Palestine.BB58885. Bronze AE 16, Cohen DCA 767; cf. Duyrat 1769 ff. (various dates, and letters above); BMC Phoenicia p. 16, 104 ff. (same), F, weight 4.376 g, maximum diameter 16.1 mm, die axis 0o, Arados (Arwad, Syria) mint, 206 - 126 B.C.; obverse head of Zeus right; reverse triple-pointed ram of galley left, Phoenician letters above, Phoenician date below; SOLD
Arados, Phoenicia, c. 242 - 166 B.C.
In 259 B.C. Arados increased her autonomy and dominated a federation of nearby cities including Gabala, Karne, Marathos and Simyra. Thus began the era of Aradus, to which the subsequent coins of the city are dated. Arados was not completely independent, however, the Seleukids retained overlordship.GB59874. Bronze AE 17, BMC Phoenicia p. 13, 90 (also with beveled edge); Duyrat 1374 ff., aVF, weight 3.312 g, maximum diameter 16.5 mm, die axis 270o, Arados (Arwad, Syria) mint, c. 242 - 166 B.C.; obverse turreted bust of Tyche right; reverse prow of galley left, with Athena figurehead, Greek AP (Arados) monogram above, no club above, no date below; nice glossy black patina with red earthen highlighting; SOLD
Sidon, Phoenicia, 72 B.C. - 7 A.D.
Sidon is mentioned by the prophets Isaiah (e.g. Isaiah 23:2,4,12), Jeremiah (Jeremiah 25:22, 27:3, 47:4), Ezekiel (Ezekiel 27:8, 28:21, 32:30) and Joel (Joel 3:4). Jesus visited Sidon (Matthew 15:21, Mark 3:8, Mark 7:24, Luke 6:17). Paul sailed for Rome from Sidon (Acts 27:3,4).GB59905. Bronze AE 23, cf. BMC Phoenicia p. 166, 143 ff.; SNG Cop 225 ff.; RPC Online I 4562 ff.; Lindgren III 1433; HGC 10 286, F, green patina, weight 7.744 g, maximum diameter 22.7 mm, die axis 45o, Sidon (Saida, Lebanon) mint, obverse laureate head of Zeus right; reverse Europa riding left on a bull, seated facing, bull's horn in right hand, inflated veil over head in left hand, uncertain date high across field, ΣIΔΩNIΩN below; SOLD
Tripolis, Phoenicia, 13 - 14 A.D.
Tripolis (Tripoli, Lebanon) was the center of a Phoenician confederation of Tyre, Sidon and Arados, hence the name Tripoli, meaning "triple city" in Greek.
In 14 A.D., a census begun in 8 A.D. concluded there were 4,973,000 citizens of the Roman Empire.RP73059. Bronze AE 21, RPC I 4515; BMC Phoenicia p. 207, 33 - 36; Rouvier 1679; SNG Cop -, F, green patina, weight 9.468 g, maximum diameter 20.9 mm, die axis 45o, Tripolis (Tripoli, Lebanon) mint, 13 - 14 A.D.; obverse jugate laureate heads of the Dioskouroi right; reverse TPIΠOΛITΩN, Nike standing right on a war galley prow right, extending wreath in right hand, palm frond in left hand, L MΔ (Actian era year 44) above prow, TKΕ (Seleukid era year 325) below prow; SOLD
Orthosia, Phoenicia, 41 - 40 B.C.
Orthosia (near modern Arida, Lebanon) was located south of the Eleutheros River (the modern Kabir) in the far north of Phoenicia. It was a refounded by one of the Diadochi but which one is uncertain because the city changed hands frequently. The name Orthosia was derived from an epithet of Artemis and she was the principal divinity of the town.GB73950. Bronze AE 24, HGC 10 209 (S, this date noted); RPC I - (this date noted p. 644); BMC Phoenicia p. 126, 1 (date obscure); SNG Cop 175 (no visible date); Rouvier -, aVF, green patina, bumps, marks, light encrustations, edge split/chip, weight 6.820 g, maximum diameter 23.6 mm, die axis 0o, Orthoseia mint, 41 - 40 B.C.; obverse turreted head of Tyche right; reverse Baal of Orthosia standing on two winged lion-griffins, LΔK (year 24 of the Pompeian Era) horizontal on left, OPΘΩΣIΕΩN in exergue; while others with this date are known to exist, we could not find another example; this date very rare; SOLD
Arados, Phoenicia, 146 - 145 B.C.
This type was minted from c. 185 - c. 139 B.C.BB75497. Bronze AE 14, BMC Phoenicia p. 18, 128; Duyrat 2014, Baramki AUB 62; Cohen DCA 767, VF, weight 2.609 g, maximum diameter 14.0 mm, die axis 0o, Arados (Arwad, Syria) mint, 146 - 145 B.C.; obverse head of Zeus right, bearded, border of dots; reverse triple pointed galley ram left, Phoenician letters alef nun above, Phoenician date below (year 114 of Arados); SOLD
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