GREEK Coin o TYRE 360BC Melquarth Hippocamp Dolphin Owl Start Price USD 599.99 Current Price USD 599.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 799.99 Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, October 10, 2008 End Time Monday, October 20, 2008 Location Forest Hills, New York See more about 'GREEK Coin o TYRE 360BC Melquarth Hippocamp Dolphin Owl' Description Certified AuthenticAncient Greek Coin ofTYRE360-332BC    ( click on image to enlarge i3787 ) GREEK - City of Tyre in Phoenicia 360-332 B.C. Silver Attic didrachm (7.24 grams) 19mm Reference: Sear 5914 (£140 in 1979 price) Obverse:Melqarth riding right on hippocamp, holding bow; beneath, waves and dolphin right; cable border.     Reverse:Owl standing right, head facing, carrying crook and flail under left wing; Phoenician letters in field; all within cable border. "The location of the city of Tyre is not in doubt, for it exists to this day on the same spot and is known as Sur." [6]Tyre originally consisted of two distinct urbancenters, one on an island and the other on the adjacent coast (approximately 30stadia apart or 3.5 miles according toStrabo in his Geography xvi, 2), before Alexander the Greatconnected the island to the coast during his siege of the city. One was a heavily fortified island city amidst the sea (with defensive walls 150 feet high[7] and the latter, originally calledUshu (later, Palaetyrus, by the Greeks) was actually more like a line of suburbs than any one city and was used primarily as a source of water and timber for the main island city. [8]Josephus even records them fighting against each other [9], although most of the time they supported one another due to the island city’s wealth from maritime trade and the mainland area’s source of timber, water and burial grounds. [edit]Foundation Tyre was founded around 2750 BC according to Herodotus and it appears on monuments as early as 1300 BC. Philo of Byblos(in Eusebius) quotes the antiquarian authority Sanchuniathon as stating that it was first occupied by one Hypsuranius. Sanchuniathon's work is said to be dedicated to "Abibalus king of Berytus" -- possibly the Abibaal who was king of Tyre.[10] Amarna letters Tyre, of 1350 BC has a body of letters-(9, detailed) from the mayor: Abi-Milkuwritten to Akenaten. The subject is often water, wood, and the Habiru overtaking the countryside, of the mainland, and how it affected the island-city. Certificate of Authenticity guarantees this item authentic for a LIFETIME. Bid today and own a piece of history.Contact me directly at  (646) 246 - 6040 if you have any questions/requests.You may also e-mail me at Dmitry217@gmail.com. __________________________________________________________________________________  ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ***Shipping Rules * Shipping is available in the Continental United States for a flat rate of $7.  * Combined shipping is available.*Shipping Internationally is available for $10.  *For international buyers purchasing coins over $200, a $25 fee for signature confirmation is required for secure USPS Global Express international shipping. *** Place a Bid!