SYRIA. Phoenicia. Sidon. AR Double Shekel (27.44 gms), ca. 401-366 B.C. NGC Ch EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5.

Sunrise-125; E&E-S type IV.1.1.a, 460-673. Galley left over waves, date above; Reverse: King of Persia and driver in chariot drawn by two horses left, King of Sidon standing behind facing left in Egyptian dress holding cultic scepter and votive vase. Great strike details, pleasing dove gray tone.

Ex: The Hanbery Collection, sold by Ira & Larry Goldberg Auction #96, February 2017, lot 1793. Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in 1987.