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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Amit Vyas, post: 8291836, member: 117268&quot;]The reverse of these tiny 1/16 Shekels from Sidon is supposed to depict a Persian king or hero about to slay a lion. However, on most coins I have seen, the hero/king doesn&#039;t look to be in a commanding position at all, with the lion seemingly getting in a solid right hook to the former&#039;s chest. </p><p><br /></p><p>It was, therefore, oddly satisfying to find a coin on which the human figure seems to be &quot;winning&quot;. <img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/taa/1.5/16/1f603.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> On this one, the king/hero seems to have the lion held mid-air in one hand, and is about to stab it, while the latter had turned tail, flailing around helplessly. On second thought, there is some chance that the crafty lion could be executing a 180 degree turn to land a full-force martial arts punch on our poor king/hero&#039;s chest. I guess I&#039;ll keep looking.<b> </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>In the meantime, I would love to see the ones other members have.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Phoenicia, Sidon, Time of Baalshallim II (401-366 BC), AR 1/16 Shekel, HGC 10 (0.76 g, 9 mm)</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Phoenician galley to left; Phoenician B above, waves below</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Persian king or hero standing right, holding dagger in right hand, fighting lion standing to left on its hind legs</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1465869[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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