Phoenician Bronze Coin Of Melqart God of Tyre year 100 BC

Name: Phoenician Bronze Coin Of Melqart God of Tyre year 100 BC
SKU: 110960469

Clemenceau, Beirut

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God, chief deity of Tyre and of two of its colonies, Carthage and Gadir (Cádiz, Spain). He was also called the Tyrian Baal. . . . Baal Hammon was also the name of the chief god of Carthage, consort of the goddess Lord of Tyre" (Baal Ṣūr), he was also known as the Son of Baal or El(the Ruler of the Universe), King of the Underworld, and Protector of the Universe. He symbolized the annual cycle of vegetation and was associated with the Phoenician maternal goddess . Minted year around 100 BC. Melqart was typically depicted as a bearded figure, dressed only in a rounded hat and loincloth. Reflecting his dual role as both protector of the world and ruler of the underworld, he was often shown holding an Egyptian ankh or lotus flower as a symbol of life and a fenestrated axe as a symbol of death. As Tyrian trade and settlement expanded, Melqart became venerated in Phoencian and Punic cultures across the Mediterranean, especially its colonies of Carthage and Cadiz. During the high point of Phoenician civilization between 1000 and 500 BCE, Melqart was associated with other pantheons and often venerated accordingly. Most notably, he was identified with the Greek Herakles (Hercules) since at least the sixth century BCE, and eventually became interchangeable with his Greek counterpart. Reverse : Temple of God Melqart of Tyre. Very special and genuine

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Lebanon