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170, Lot: 122. Estimate $200.
Sold for $330. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Sidon. Time of Baalshallim I-Ba’ana. Circa 425-402 BC. AR 16th Shekel (10mm, 0.75 g). Galley in front of three city towers, lion below / King of Persia standing right, drawing bow; incuse head of Bes to left, incuse head of goat or ibex to right. Elayi & Elayi 362-448; Betlyon 9; BMC Phoenicia pg. 142, 14. Good VF, toned, very minor porosity, nice for issue.


Paul Naster, "La technique des revers partiellement incus de monnaies phéniciennes", in ANS Centennial Publication, pp.503-511, details the unique employment of combined bas relief and incuse components on coins of Arados, Byblos, Sidon and Tyre, seemingly influenced by Egyptian sculptural technique.