Bronze chalkon of Arados, Phoenicia

Bronze chalkon of Arados, Phoenicia, struck under civic authority after 242 BC, during the autonomous period following Seleucid oversight. 2.30 g, diameter 14 mm. Obverse anepigraphic; features right-facing laureate head of Tyche wearing mural crown, hair in chignon, fine style, centered; fields plain. Reverse bears Phoenician legend ‘ARW' above and date mark below; left-facing galley prow with ram prominent, waves beneath. Strike is broad for type, with full rims and moderate relief; surfaces show olive-brown patina with lighter high points. Edge smooth. Catalogued provisionally as BMC Phoenicia -; cf. Gitans Collection 5994.