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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;7Calbrey, post: 3184868, member: 38412&quot;]During the reign of Artaxerxes III, the Phoenician people of Sidon led a revolt and drove the Persians out of their city. They used military vessels in their battle(galley).</p><p>The following coin has the size and the weight of an obol. It is thought that it was struck by the Phoenicians (Canaanites) after they won over Artaxerxes III. It didn&#039;t take the latter too much time to launch a decisive war against them to regain total control of the city. The obverse shows a standing king holding a lion with his left hand and preparing to slaughter it with a dagger in his right hand. </p><p>Some sources believe the king is Persian(probably Artaxerxes III) who struck this coin after he controlled the city. The lion would represent the defeated Phoenician rebels. Note that the reverse shows a Phoenician galley.</p><p>Other sources believe the king is Phoenician, and that the people of Sidon struck this coin to commemorate their victory over the Persians, namely Artaxerxes III. The lion would represent,then, the defeated Persian ruler.</p><p>Please try to comment on this ancient event in the History of coinage related to Persia or Phoenicia. [ATTACH=full]821293[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]821294[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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