GEBAL, BYBLOS, PHOENICIA AR 1/16th SHEKEL
HGC 10, 139, Very Fine, light porosity, 10.8mm, .65 gram, Struck Circa. 350 - 316/15 B.C.E.
Obverse: Two hoplites holding shields, on galley to left, prow ending in lion's head, hippocamp to left below
Reverse: YNL MLK GBL (Aynel, king of Gebal) in Phoenician script above lion attacking bull to left
Silver coin from Gebal / Gevul, mentioned in the Bible and Psalms as an adversary to the ancient Israelites.
