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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GinoLR, post: 25236089, member: 128351&quot;][ATTACH=full]1608399[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Tyrian stater (thick fabric), AR 12.80g, c. 400-380 BC. I bought it (after much discussion) in an obscure shop in the old city of Jerusalem. </p><p>Obv.: Melqart holding bow riding hippocamp right, over two lines of waves, dolphin (out of flan) below.</p><p>Rev.: Egyptian-style owl right, head facing, crook and flail over shoulder. To right: IIII (year 4 ?).</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You should not be surprised seeing so few Phoenician remains. The country has considerably developed in Hellenistic, Roman and Early Byzantine times. Most of the monumental archaeological remains in Lebanon date back to the late Roman / Byzantine times. It&#039;s like visiting Paris and finding there are very few remains of the 17th c. city when D&#039;Artagnan and the Three Musketeers were living there... </p><p>The most impressive ancient monument in Lebanon is the 1st - 3rd c. temple complex of Heliopolis, today Baalbek. Roman period... </p><p>Most of the oldest Phoenician remains come from tombs. You can see, in the National Museum, Beirut, the sarcophagus of Ahiram, king of Byblos, c. 1000 BC.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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