Phoenicia, Marathos 174-173 B.C
AE 20.63mm (Thickness 3.09mm), weight 7.13g, die axis = 1h (30 degrees), denomination B.
Obverse: Laureate head of Hermes right, caduceus over shoulder, border of dots.
Reverse: Marathos standing left holding aphlaston and leaning on column, in right field mem (M) resh (R) & taw (T) meaning Amrit (Marathos), mintmarks beth (B) bottom right with Taw (T) left between date and Marathos, Marathenian (=Aradian) era date 86 on the left read upwards.
Ref: Duyarta 2002 Pg.31 No.235-240; HGC10 Pg.55 No.194; BMC Phoenicia Pg.123 No.22.
Coins Of The Southern Levant 