146, Lot: 74. Estimate $750. Sold for $675. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. Circa 435-410 BC. AR Shekel (22mm, 12.93 g). Dolphin right over triple line of waves, murex below; inscription above, 'one-thirtieth' of a mina / Owl standing right, crook and flail over left shoulder; incuse outline around entire design. BMC Phoenicia pg. 227, 1; SNG Copenhagen 295 var.; Traité pl. cxxii, 1; Kraay,
ACGC 1048. VF, some light porosity and die rust.