CNG 103, Lot: 370. Estimate $750. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Byblos (Gebal). 'Ozba'al. Circa 400-365 BC. AR Shekel (23.5mm, 13.26 g, 1h). Three hoplites, holding shields, on galley left above waves, prow ending in lion's head; below, hippocamp left above murex shell, ‘Z (in Phoenician) above dorsal fin / Lion attacking bull left; ‘ZB‘L MLK GBL (Ozbaal, king of Gebal in Phoenician) above. E&E-B Series IV.2.1.c, – (O18/R32 [unlisted die combination]); HGC 10, 133 corr. (letters on obv. not noted). EF, some die wear, obverse off center.