CNG 87, Lot: 654. Estimate $1000. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Byblos. Ozbaal. Circa 394-352 BC. AR Shekel (24mm, 13.27 g, 12h). 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 (in Phoenician) above. Betlyon 14 var. (no letters on obv.); Rouvier -; HGC 10, 133; SNG Copenhagen 132. EF, toned, struck with worn obverse die.