SYRIA. Phoenicia. Sidon. 'Abd'aštart (Straton) I, ca. 365-352 B.C. AR Double Shekel (25.60 gms). NGC Ch VF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5. Brushed.
HGC-10, 242; Betlyon-23. Obverse: Phoenician galley left; waves below; Reverse: Persian king and driver in chariot left; behind, king of Sidon, in Egyptian style garments, holding cultic scepter and votive vase, walking left; 'B (in Phoenician) above. A somewhat crude issue as is often the case, but fairly well struck for the type with a deep gray tone.
From the Robert Feuer Collection.
Estimate: $750 - $1500