Yamm! That is not an interjection. In fact he was the Phoenician god of the sea, just as his Greek counterpart Poseidon or the Roman Neptune. He figures on the obverse of this silver coin weighing 10.25 g. The reverse shows a clear Phoenician or Canaanite legend over a nice ship. It was struck in the late fifth century BC. I wonder if the coin is purely Phoenician or it was struck under foreign reign. Thanks for your comments.
I find the flan shape used on these interesting. You can get them vertical or horizontal losing different parts of the design. Full flan is rarely an option. My ship is missing all its water but the trade is the full length of the ship and legends.
As I understand this mine reads (r to l) MAG 5 (336/5 BC) while yours is MAN with no date (someone suggested this was year one). If the G indicates King Gerostratos but the N would be an unknown (to me) king. I assume MA (on all) is the city (Arados). Numbers up to 9 were done with a line of 1's. Perhaps someone here can explain how these work.
