PHOENICIA, Arados. Uncertain king. Circa 440-420 BC. AR Third Shekel – Tetrobol (16mm, 2.63 g, 8h).

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Lot: 184. Estimated: $ 150

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PHOENICIA, Arados. Uncertain king. Circa 440-420 BC. AR Third Shekel – Tetrobol (16mm, 2.63 g, 8h). Ba’al-Arwad right, holding dolphin in each hand / Galley right; above, double-bodied sphinx seated facing; all within incuse square. Unpublished, but cf. E&E-A I.1.5 for a similar issue, but with a different mythological motif above the galley. Area of weak stike on obverse, off center and countermark (facing head of Bes) on reverse. VF. Extremely rare.


Closing Date and Time: 6 April 2022 at 11:01:00 ET.

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