Phoenicia, Tyre AR Shekel. Uncertain king, circa 440-425 BC. Dolphin leaping to right over waves, murex shell below; SLSN in Phoenician script above / Owl of Egyptian type standing to right, crowned with crescent, carrying crook and flail; all within incuse outline. E&E-T Group I.2.1, 52 corr. (O5/R14 – rev. illustrated on pl. 3); Betlyon 2; Rouvier 1775; HGC 10, 314. 13.85g, 24mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Rare.
From a private UK collection.