319, Lot: 121. Estimate $750. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Sidon. Abdashtart (Straton) II. Circa 342-333 BC. AR Dishekel (28mm, 25.50 g, 12h). Dated RY 1 (342/1 BC). Phoenician galley left; | (date) above, waves below / Persian king and driver in chariot drawn by two horses left; AB in Phoenician above; behind, attendant standing left. E&E-S 1808 (D4/R7 – this coin, illustrated); Betlyon 42; HGC 10, 242; DCA 864. Good Fine, toned, minor encrustation. Rare.

From an American collection formed in the 1940s and 50s. Ex Hesperia Art Bulletin X (undated), no. 225 (lot includes original ticket).