375, Lot: 444. Estimate $300. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Sidon. `Abd`aštart (Straton) I. Circa 365-352 BC. AR Dishekel (27mm, 25.06 g, 12h). 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. Cf. E&E-S Group IV.2.1.e; cf. HGC 10, 242; cf. DCA 849; all for general type. Near VF, toned, numerous cleaning scratches.

Ex Coin Galleries (9 December 2009), lot 105.

Normally, this coin would have a date in the field above the galley on the obverse. Unfortunately, someone mechanically cleaned the coin and erased the date beyond recognition.