PHOENICIA, Sidon. Evagoras II of Salamis (?). Circa 346-343 BC BC. AR Dishekel (27mm, 25.53 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (345/4). VF.

CNG Feature Auction 123
Lot: 222. Estimated: $ 2 000

Greek, 12h, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 6 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PHOENICIA, Sidon. Evagoras II of Salamis (?). Circa 346-343 BC. AR Dishekel (27mm, 25.53 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (345/4). Phoenician galley left; || (8 in Phoenician) and star above, waves below / King of Persia and driver in chariot drawn by two horses left; to right, King of Sidon standing left, in Egyptian dress, holding cultic scepter and votive vase; [OO (’’ in Phoenician) above]. E&E-S Group IV.4.1.h, 1657 (D11/R13 – this coin); HGC 10, 258; DCA 862. Toned, a few light scratches on obverse, a little off center on reverse. VF.

From the D.K. Collection. Ex Lanz 54 (12 November 1990), lot 293; Rosenberg 79 (6 June 1934), lot 978; H. Osborne O’Hagan Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 4 May 1908), lot 708; Hyman Montagu Collection (not in sale catalogs).


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