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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;7Calbrey, post: 3273384, member: 38412&quot;]Laodikea ad Libanum</p><p><br /></p><p>Demetrius II&nbsp; - Reverse has Baal Beryt (Poseidon) holding trident. Star in right field.</p><p>SC 2185.</p><p>The legend or Phoenician Myth tells that the great god Aal offered his daughter Beryt to the Greek god of the sea(Poseidon) in exchange of saving the city from high tides which follow a big Earthquake (Tsunami). Hence that city took the name of Beryt (Beirut).</p><p>The Phoenician woman used to&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; call her husband her baal, that is her god.</p><p>So Baal Beryt is Beryt&#039;s husband, that is Poseidon.</p><p>This coin tells this story which was nevertheless corroborated by cuneiform on papyrus found in Palmyra and Ras Shamra ( Ugarit) in Syria.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]863734[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]863735[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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