Watch List notes:

PHOENICIA. Byblos. Uzzibaal, circa 365-350 BC. Shekel (Silver, 25 mm, 13.22 g, 12 h). Three hoplites, holding shields, on galley left above waves, prow ending in lion's head; below, hippocamp left above murex shell, 'Z (in Phoenician) above dorsal fin. Rev. 'ZB'L MLK GBL ('Uzzibaal, king of Gebal' in Phoenician) Lion attacking bull to left. Betlyon 14 var. (letters on obverse). HGC 10, 133. Rouvier 640 (letters on obverse). Struck from a somewhat worn obverse die, otherwise, good very fine.


From the Maggiore Collection, formed in the late 1970s to early 2000s.