345, Lot: 330. Estimate $750. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Sidon. Ba`alšillem (Sakton) II. Circa 401-365 BC. AR Dishekel (29mm, 27.67 g, 12h). Dated RY 36 (366/5 BC). Phoenician galley left; B (in Phoenician) above, waves below / King of Persia and driver in chariot drawn by two horses left; Phoenician date above; behind, King of Sidon standing left, in Egyptian dress, holding cultic scepter. E&E-S Group IV.1.1.f (unlisted dies); Betlyon 18 corr. (date on rev., this date unlisted); HGC 10, 236; DCA 846. Near VF, toned. Very rare final regnal year issue, only four recorded in E&E-S, none in CoinArchives.

From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.