334, Lot: 172. Estimate $500. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Sidon. Baalshillem (Sakton) II. Circa 401-365 BC. AR Double Shekel (30mm, 27.84 g, 11h). Galley left; Phoenician
B above, waves below / Persian king and driver in chariot left; behind, king of Sidon, in Egyptian style garments, holding cultic scepter and votive vase, walking left. E&E-S 557 (D18/R32); Rouvier 1096; Betlyon 18; HGC 10, 236. VF, toned, off center on obverse, area of flat strike on reverse. Good metal for issue.