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Electronic Auction 520

Lot nuber 156

PHOENICIA, Sidon. Uncertain king. Circa 450-435 BC. AR Sixteenth Shekel (7.5mm, 0.57 g, 12h).


Electronic Auction 520
Lot: 156.
 Estimated: $ 300

Greek, Silver

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PHOENICIA, Sidon. Uncertain king. Circa 450-435 BC. AR Sixteenth Shekel (7.5mm, 0.57 g, 12h). Galley with triangular sail left / Three tiered podium of the Temple of ’Ešmun in dotted circle within incuse square. E&E-S Group I.3; HGC 10, 216. Deeply toned, some find patina, peripheral granularity, die break on reverse. VF. Very rare, only 17 examples noted by the Elayis, but probably fewer are known (see below).

In their die study of the coins of Sidon, the Elayis note 8 individual pieces located in public collections and sales records. The other coins they note are nine pieces in the 1902 Qasr Naba hoard (IGCH 1493; J. Elayi & A.G. Elayi, Tresors de monnaies pheniciennes et circulation monetaire [Paris: Gabalda, 1993], no. XXIII) However, the coins in that hoard were never recorded in detail; there are no photographs or even weights provided in any publication of the find. Thus, some, if not all, of the eight individual coins the Elayis list may be from this find.

Closing Date and Time: 20 July 2022 at 10:51:40 ET.

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