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PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 425-394 BC. AR shekel (25mm, 13.18 gm, 8h). NGC Choice XF 2/5 - 3/5. Uncertain king. Bearded deity (Melqart?), bow and arrow in left hand, reins in right, riding winged hippocamp right above waves; dolphin swimming right below, all in guilloche border / Owl standing right, head facing, flail and crook over shoulder; guilloche border. HGC 10, 315. Betlyon 17. Lockett 3226 (this coin). Deep cabinet toning with violet hues.
From the Paramount Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 289 (24 October 20001), lot 31; Lockett Collection (Glendining, Part XII, 21 February 1961), lot 2675; Seltman Collection (Sotheby's, 7 July 1921), lot 327
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Estimate: 1000-2000 USD
PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 425-394 BC. AR shekel (25mm, 13.18 gm, 8h). NGC Choice XF 2/5 - 3/5. Uncertain king. Bearded deity (Melqart?), bow and arrow in left hand, reins in right, riding winged hippocamp right above waves; dolphin swimming right below, all in guilloche border / Owl standing right, head facing, flail and crook over shoulder; guilloche border. HGC 10, 315. Betlyon 17. Lockett 3226 (this coin). Deep cabinet toning with violet hues.
From the Paramount Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 289 (24 October 20001), lot 31; Lockett Collection (Glendining, Part XII, 21 February 1961), lot 2675; Seltman Collection (Sotheby's, 7 July 1921), lot 327
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-phoenicia-tyre-ca-425-394-bc-ar-shekel-25mm-1318-gm-8h-ngc-choice-xf-2-5-3-5/a/3096-30039.s?type=CoinArchives3096
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1000-2000 USD