Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 2675 Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $800
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PHOENICIA, Byblos, king `Uzzib`l (Azbaal), (365-350 B.C.), silver dishekel or seqel, (13.118 grams), obv. war galley travelling to left with lion's head prow and three hoplites with round shields, hippocamp to left below, Phoenician OZ above tail, rev. bull kneeling left attacked by lion on top of it, 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]; Leu Num. 72, May 1998 lot 312 same dies [realised 2530 SFr.]). Slightly off centred on the obverse, weak in places but with superb reverse, nearly extremely fine/good extremely fine, rare.
This coin has a clear and very sharp ethnic in Phoenician script on the reverse. A type with ethnic on obverse above the hippocamp.
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