PHOENICIA. Byblos. Uzzibaal, circa 400-365 BC. Shekel (Silver, 23 mm, 13.22 g, 11 h). Galley, with an eyed prow ending in a ram and a lion’s head figure head, and with three armored Greek hoplites standing left on deck, moving to left above waves; below, Phoenician letters ’z above a hippocamp swiming to left with a murex shell below. Rev. zb’l mlk gbl (in Phoenician) Lion attacking a bull to left. BMC 4-5. HGC 10, 133. SNG Copenhagen 133. Well centered and lightly toned. About very fine.
From the Trausnitz Collection, ex Künker 39, 1 October 1997, 177.
Price realized | 900 CHF |
Starting price | 500 CHF |