Watch List notes:

PHOENICIA, Byblos (Gebal). 'Ozba'al. Circa 400-365 BC. AR Shekel (26mm, 13.26 g, 2h). 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 / Lion attacking bull left; 'ZB'L MLK GBL (Ozbaal, king of Gebal in Phoenician) above. E&E-B Series IV.2.1.c, 516 (O14/R25); Betlyon 14 var. (no letters on obv.); Rouvier 640 var. (letters on obv.); HGC 10, 133 corr. (letters on obv. not noted); SNG Fitzwilliam 6029; Norman Davis 283. Light iridescent tone, typical die wear on obverse. EF.


From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection.