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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4501229, member: 110226&quot;]Here&#039;s another coin from the general period.</p><p><br /></p><p>While not a participant in the war, as far as I know, Bybos produced an interesting and rare shekel that depicted a trireme with three hoplites on one side, and vulture over an incuse ram on the other side - a very unusual coin indeed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s information from the label:</p><p><br /></p><p>Phoenicia&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Circa 435-425 BC</p><p>AR Shekel</p><p>Bybos</p><p>Uncertain king</p><p>Obv.&nbsp; Galley with three hoplites facing left, hippocampus below.</p><p>Rev.&nbsp;&nbsp; Vulture standing left, over incuse body of a ram to left with head facing right.</p><p>Betlyon 5th HGC 10, 126th</p><p>(28 mm, 13.8 grams, 9 h.)</p><p>Crude VF with good centering.</p><p>Very rare </p><p><br /></p><p>I purchased this coin a while ago from CNG, probably early 90s.</p><p><br /></p><p>The symbol of the vulture, Nekhbet, has major significance in ancient Egypt.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>According to Wikipedia, <i>&quot;Nekhbet (/ˈnɛkˌbɛt/; also spelt Nekhebit) was an early predynastic local goddess in Egyptian mythology, who was the patron of the city of Nekheb (her name meaning of Nekheb). Ultimately, she became the patron of Upper Egypt and one of the two patron deities for all of Ancient Egypt when it was unified.&quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1116327[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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