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NYINC Signature Sale 3051 8-9 January 2017
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PHOENICIA. Tyre. 'Ozmilk (Azemilkos). Ca. 349-333/2 BC. AR shekel or didrachm (22mm, 8.56 gm, 12h). NGC MS★ 5/5 - 5/5. Dated RY 15 (335/4 BC). Bearded deity (Melqart?), holding bow and arrow, riding winged hippocamp right above waves, dolphin below / Owl standing right, head facing, flail and crook over shoulder, Θ over date ˆIIIII (Year 15). HGC 10, 349. Rouvier 1816. SNG Copenhagen 467. An outstanding example of this scarce and attractive type, sharply struck and possessing beautifully toned surfaces.
Estimate: 3600-4500 USD
PHOENICIA. Tyre. 'Ozmilk (Azemilkos). Ca. 349-333/2 BC. AR shekel or didrachm (22mm, 8.56 gm, 12h). NGC MS★ 5/5 - 5/5. Dated RY 15 (335/4 BC). Bearded deity (Melqart?), holding bow and arrow, riding winged hippocamp right above waves, dolphin below / Owl standing right, head facing, flail and crook over shoulder, Θ over date ˆIIIII (Year 15). HGC 10, 349. Rouvier 1816. SNG Copenhagen 467. An outstanding example of this scarce and attractive type, sharply struck and possessing beautifully toned surfaces.
Estimate: 3600-4500 USD