Lot 2172

Description

Phoenicia, Sidon, Ba'lshallim II, (386-372 B.C.), silver double shekel, (27.4 grams), obv. war galley travelling to left, propelled by row of oars, standard at stern, two lines of zig-zag waves, below, above Phoenician letter 9, rev. Persian king and bearded deity in horse drawn car, the king of Sidon walks behind, (S.3934, BMC 17 [p.143], Betlyon 18 [p.9, pl.2, 4]). Very fine and rare.

Ex. Sotheby's, London auction, October 3, 1991 (lot 59, illustrated).