251, Lot: 67. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. Circa 450-410 BC. AR 1/24 Shekel (7mm, 0.56 g, 9h). Dolphin swimming right above waves; Phoenician mēm and rēš above, [murex shell below] / Owl standing right, head facing; crook and flail over shoulder; incuse outline around entire design. Elayi & Lemaire series B, 3rd group; Betlyon pl. 4, 7; SNG Copenhagen 294 var. (no letters); HGC 10, 326. Near VF, a bit porous.