Triton XX, Lot: 355. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Byblos (Gebal). ’Urimilk III. Circa 365-350 BC. AR Shekel (25.5mm, 13.25 g, 3h). Three hoplites, holding shields, on galley left above waves, prow ending in lion's head; below, hippocamp left above murex shell, ‘K (in Phoenician) above dorsal fin / Lion attacking bull left; ‘WRMLK MLK GBL (
‘Urimilk, king of Gebal in Phoenician) above. E&E-B Series IV.3.1, 775–814 (O2/R2); Rouvier –; Betlyon 18; HGC 10, 136; Kraay & Hirmer 685 (same dies). EF, toned, minor marks.