Triton XX, Lot: 356. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Sidon. Ba`alšillem (Sakton) II. Circa 401-365 BC. AR Dishekel (32mm, 27.74 g, 11h). Phoenician galley left; B (in Phoenician) 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 Group IV.1.1.a, 629 (D36/R49); Rouvier 1096; Betlyon 18; HGC 10, 236. Good VF, lightly toned, minor roughness. Boldly struck on a broad flan.
From the Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection.