It included the coastline of what is now Lebanon, Israel, Gaza, Syria, and south-west Turkey, though some of its colonies later reached the Western Mediterranean (most notably Carthage) and even the Atlantic Ocean.
Their civilization was organized in city-states, similar to those of Ancient Greece, perhaps the most notable of which were Tyre, Sidon, Arwad, Berytus, Byblos and Carthage. Each city-state was a politically independent unit, and it is uncertain to what extent the Phoenicians viewed themselves as a single nationality.
Reverse: Lion bringing down a bull left; 'Ayin yodh nun 'aleph lamedh mem lamedh kaph gimel beth lamedh
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.6 g
Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow left, with palm branch over shoulder; to left, club surmounted by (TYP) monogram; to right, EΞP (date) above (ΓHP) monogram; AΛEΞANΔPOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.1 g
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Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, eagle with closed wings standing left, palm frond behind; ςΞP in left field, ΣΙΔΩ above aphlaston in right field
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 14.21 g
Ex Roma Numismatics Auction XXI (Day 1); Lot 304. Ex Kleinkunst Collection (Leu Numismatik Auction 6; Lot 276). Ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger Auction 328 (2-4 May 1990); Lot 258.
Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus Aëtophoros seated on throne, facing left, eagle in right hand, scepter in left, legs uncrossed; AP monogram in left field
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 16.26 g
The reverse inscription translates to: "of Alexander"
Price attributes this to the mint at Byblos and a time frame of 330-320 BC
Every CNG auction of this coin that I have found going back 10 years attributes the mint to Arados and the time frame to 325-323 BC making it a de facto lifetime issue, and says these were minted under authority of Menes who was Alexander's General and bodyguard. I assume this new info is attributed to a paper by Catharine Lorber but am not sure.
Reverse: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ - Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned to left, holding sceptre; AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ to right. Date in Phoenician script under left arm.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 17.15 g
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY - Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre, Phoenician date under left under arm.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 16.88 g
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY - BAΣIΛEΩΣ / AP - Zeus seated left, holding eagle on extended arm, legs uncrossed, long caduceus in left field, AP city monogram beneath chair.
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 17.04 g
Reverse: Apollo seated on omphalos left, holding arrow and bow; aphlaston left; BAΣIΛEΩΣ // ANTIOXOY / M
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.5 g
Reverse: veiled goddes facing, holding scepter; BAΣIΛEΩΣ // ANTIOXOY
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.75 g
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ-ANTIOXOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm over right wing; A/PE above club surmounted by TYP monogram to left, AΣY monogram above ϚOP (date) to right, ΓΠP monogram between legs
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 14.16 g
Ex Medicus Collection (note the photo) Stack's Coin Galleries November 2002, lot 144
Reverse: Ram of prow left; uncertain Phoenician letter above
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: APAΔIΩN Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; to left, ΘΛP above phoenician letter w above ΘC; all within wreath.
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
Reverse: Nike standing left, holding aplustre in right hand, palm in left; date and letters in field; all within laurel wreath
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 15.24 g
Reverse: Dolphin entwined around trident within laurel wreath
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.6 g
Reverse: Sol facing, head left, wearing chalmys, raising hand, holding globe globe, bounded captive left; SOLI__INVICTO / *
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.9 g
Reverse: female standing right holding wreath, crowning Aurelian standing left wearing military dress, holding long scepter; RESTITVT OR_BIS / * / •KA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.4 g
Reverse: king of Persia standing right slaying erect lion with dagger; O ('ayin)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.7 g
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings closed.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 8.78 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, pilei topped by stars below; ΔHMAPX·EΞ·VΠATOC·TO·Δ·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.8 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, prow below; ΔHMAPX EΞ VΠATOC TO·Δ·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.4 g
Reverse: Eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, Europa on bull below; ΔHMAPX__EΞ VΠATOC Δ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.15 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, murex shell and club below ·ΔHMAPX·EΞ·VΠATOC·TO·Δ·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.7 g
Reverse: eagle facing, head left, wreath in beak, carrige of Astarte below; ΔHMAPX__EΞ VΠATOC Δ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.3 g
Reverse: eagle on cross-garlanded altar facing, head left, wreath in beak; ·ΔHMAPX·_·EΞ·VΠAT·TO·Δ· / K / ·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.7 g
Reverse: Zeus seated on throne holding an eagle and a scepter; monograms to left and below throne; Greek text to right (AΛEΞANΔPOY) and below throne (ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ)
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 17.3 g
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Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow left, with palm branch over shoulder; to left, club surmounted by (TYP) monogram; to right, OP (date) above (ΓHP) monogram; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ__ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.3 g
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, eagle standing left, palm branch under far wing; AOP (date) in left field above monogram, mintmark ΣIΔΩ above aphlaston in right field, control mark between legs
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.44 g
Reverse: Diocletian right receiving Victory on globe, holding parazonium; Jupiter left giving Victory on globe, holding long scepter; IOVI CONSERVATOR_I AVG / TR / XXI•
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.7 g
Reverse: Astarte facing seated in tetrastyle, pyramidal temple, holding scepter; IEPAC BV / BΛOV
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.3 g
Reverse: lighted altar of Zeus Hagios within tetrastyle temple; on the left side Helios standing half right, rising hand; on the right side Selene standing half left rising hand, holding cornucopia; star over crescent in pediment, steps below; TΡIΠO_Λ_I_TWN / BΛΦ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.1 g
Reverse: Europa on bull right seated advancing; A_P SID COL / METRO
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.9 g
Reverse: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Σ in left field, AP monogram below throne.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: eagle facing, head right, wreath in beak, head of bull below; ΔHMAPX EΞ VΠAT A
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.1 g
Reverse: Prow left; MRTS (aramaic script) / III¯NNN (73)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.8 g
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Reverse: Marathos standing left, leaning on column, holding aphlaston; mim rosh tau / shin tau zain qoph IIIIIIII beth / nun beth
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.04 g
Reverse: Bull reclining left on ground line; ϹΚΓ Μ (below), ΙΑΝ and kof (above).
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.09 g
Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOY / BAΣIΛEΩΣ - Zeus seated right, holding an eagle, Iota below throne, and prow of a galley, lamda Y in left field.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 16.58 g
Reverse: Probus standing right, eagle tipped scepter in left, with right receiving globe from Jupiter, standing left, long scepter vertical in left, crescent in center; CLEMENTIA TEMP; crescent / KA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.7 g
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Reverse: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt with wings spread; Π above club to left
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 3.69 g
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; to left, ΣΙ
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 14.11 g
Reverse: City goddess (Tyche?) right, seated on a rock, holding heads of grain, river god (Orontes?) swimming at her feet; ∆HMAPX__EΞ IϚ YΠAT Ϛ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.8 g
Reverse: Phoenician galley sailing left; HΛΣ / (TYP) IEPAΣ / MHTPOΠO / ΛEωΣ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.93 g
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Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing; crook and flail behind date II (year 2) and Phoenician letter tsade in right fields
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.6 g
Reverse: eagle standing left on prow of galley with palm on wing; club left; ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ / PKB _ KP / monogram or Greek letters / beth
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.9 g