Mint of Sidon

c. 500 BC/BCE to 300 CE

To this great maritime city, the ancient metropolis of Phoenicia, belongs the most important coinage of this part of the world down to the time of Alexander the Great. It begins about the end of the fifth century, is of the Phoenician standard. When Sidon fell under Roman domination, it continued to mint its own silver coins.

Subject ID: 128357

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c. 500 BC/BCE to 300 CE

To this great maritime city, the ancient metropolis of Phoenicia, belongs the most important coinage of this part of the world down to the time of Alexander the Great. It begins about the end of the fifth century, is of the Phoenician standard. When Sidon fell under Roman domination, it continued to mint its own silver coins.

Subject ID: 128357

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