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Triton XVIII Sessions 1 & 2 6 January 2015
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PHOENICIA, Sidon. temp. Ba`alšillem (Sakton) I-Ba'ana. Circa 425-401 BC. AR Half Shekel (18mm, 7.12 g, 12h). Phoenician galley left before city wall with four towers; two lions standing outward in exergue / Persian king or hero, holding dagger in right hand, standing right, fighting lion standing left on its hind legs; all within incuse square. E&E-S Group III.2.n, 345 (D–/R46 [unlisted obv. die]); Betlyon 9; Rouvier 1085; HGC 10, –; Sunrise 121 (this coin). Good VF, toned, a hint of porosity. Rare.
From the Sunrise Collection.
HGC 10, 227 references Betlyon 9, but this is incorrect, as Betlyon 9 is anepigraphic, whereas HGC 10, 227 has an ethnic.
From the Sunrise Collection.
HGC 10, 227 references Betlyon 9, but this is incorrect, as Betlyon 9 is anepigraphic, whereas HGC 10, 227 has an ethnic.