Phoenicia, Marathos 227-226 B.C
AE 18.40mm (Thickness 4.12mm), weight 7.92g, die axis = 12h (0 degrees), denomination C.
Obverse: Veiled bust of Astarte right with border of dots.
Reverse: Asklepios (Eshmun) standing right holding staff entwined with serpent (snake), in right field mem (M) resh & taw (T) meaning Amrit (Marathos); Marathenian (=Aradian) era date 33 on the left read upwards.
Ref: Duyrat 2002 Pg.25 Nos.69-71; HGC10 Pg.54, No.191.
Coins Of The Southern Levant 