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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 3656731, member: 92212&quot;]Yes, the designers/engravers of ancient Tyrian coinage utilized dating on several issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another early dated coin only <i><b>slightly</b></i> <u>less</u> old than my Sidonian above. This little Tyrian silver obol was issued just a few years after Alexander the Great rolled through and began producing the nearly ubiquitous (in that day) Alexander/Zeus types. The date appears in Phoenician numerals, signifying 21, which dates it to 329/8 B.C., over 23 centuries ago!&nbsp; (See the red squares for date location.)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]982842[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sorry for the small, low quality images. BTW: The type is Price 3253.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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