CNG 88, Lot: 503. Estimate $750. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Byblos (Gebal). Ozbaal. Circa 394-352 BC. AR Shekel (25mm, 13.18 g, 6h). 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 -; SNG Copenhagen 132; HGC 10, 133. Good VF, slight die shift on reverse, usual die wear on obverse.

From the Sierra Collection.