Lustrous Ozbaal Shekel

255, Lot: 139. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Byblos. Ozbaal. Circa 394-352 BC. AR Shekel (25mm, 13.30 g, 6h). Three warriors, holding shields, standing on galley left on waves, prow ending in lion's head; below, hippocamp left above murex, Phoenician “ZO” above dorsal fin / Lion attacking bull to left. Betlyon 14 var. (no “ZO”); SNG Copenhagen 132; HGC 10, 133. Good VF, lustrous.