334, Lot: 173. Estimate $200. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Sidon. Baalshillem (Sakton) II. Circa 401-365 BC. AR Half Shekel (19mm, 6.70 g, 1h). Galley left; Phoenician B above, waves below / Persian king and driver in chariot left; behind, king of Sidon, in Egyptian style garments, holding cultic scepter and votive vase, walking left. E&E-S 776 (D1/R1); Rouvier 1098; Betlyon 19; HGC 10, 237. Near VF, darkly toned, porous. Rare.