424, Lot: 253. Estimate $500. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Byblos (Gebal). 'Ozba'al. Circa 400-365 BC. AR Shekel (24mm, 13.17 g, 9h). Three hoplites on galley left above waves; below, hippocamp left above murex shell, ‘Z (in Aramaic) above dorsal fin / Lion attacking bull left. E&E-B Group IV.2.1.c, 405–17 (O12/R18); HGC 10, 133. VF, toned, light golden hues around the devices, slightly weak strike.
From the WRG Collection, purchased from Chris Martin, November 1992.