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.