Lot 2616

Description

Phoenicia, Byblos, king `Uzzib`l (Azbaal or 'Ozba'al), (400-376 B.C.), silver dishekel or seqel, 24mm, (13.34 g), obv. war galley travelling to left with lion's head prow and three hoplites with round shields, hippocamp to left below, Phoenician Z above tail, rev. bull kneeling left attacked by lion on top of it, nearly a full Phoenician legend above [Azbaal melek Gebal], (S.6012, cf.BMC 4, cf.Traite II, 871, Pl.117, 21-2; cf.ACNAC Dewing 2662, cf.Rouvier 641, cf.Betylon 14 [p.118], cf.Leu Num. 72, May 1998 lot 312 similar dies [realised 2530 SFr.], HGC 10, 133). Good very fine/nearly extremely fine, rare.

Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection, from Antiquarius November 1993 from list 27 (May 1992) item 26.
A simliar example in Triton XXIII (lot 475) realised $6000US.