Phoenicia, Byblos. 'Ozba'al. Silver Shekel (12.74 g), ca. 400-365 BC. 'Z (in Phoenician) between galley and tail of hippocamp, three hoplites on galley with prow terminating in lion's head left above waves; below, hippocamp left above murex shell. Reverse: 'ZB'L MLK GBL, lion attacking bull left. Cf. Betlyon 14; cf. Rouvier 641 (1/16 shekel); SNG Copenhagen 132. Porous planchet. Fine. Estimate Value $400 - 500
Purchased from Wayne C. Phillips.