Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 124 23 Jun 2021
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Phoenicia, Tyre.
Shekel circa 435-410, AR 13.76 g. ŠLŠN in Phoenician characters Dolphin leaping r. above waves; beneath, murex-shell. Rev. Owl, in the shape of the Egyptian hieroglyphic sign M, standing r. with closed wings, its head facing; a crook and flail in the background. All within an incuse that follows the outline of the design. Rouvier, Tyre 1775. Kray ACGC 1048. Elayi-Elayi, Tyre, 43.
Wonderful light iridescent tone and about extremely fine
Ex New York sale XXVII, 2012, Prospero 619.
Shekel circa 435-410, AR 13.76 g. ŠLŠN in Phoenician characters Dolphin leaping r. above waves; beneath, murex-shell. Rev. Owl, in the shape of the Egyptian hieroglyphic sign M, standing r. with closed wings, its head facing; a crook and flail in the background. All within an incuse that follows the outline of the design. Rouvier, Tyre 1775. Kray ACGC 1048. Elayi-Elayi, Tyre, 43.
Wonderful light iridescent tone and about extremely fine
Ex New York sale XXVII, 2012, Prospero 619.