Live auction - bgr_895132 - PHOENICIA - BYBLOS Shekel

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Estimate :	2 500 €
Price :	2 700 €
Maximum bid :	3 200 €
End of the sale :	05 March 2024 14:28:18
bidders :	5 bidders

Type : Shekel

Date: c. 330 AC.

Mint name / Town : Byblos, Phénicie

Metal : silver

Diameter : 25,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 13,24 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie sur flan large, centré des deux côtés. Revers finement détaillé. Jolie représentation du droit. Patine grise avec de légers reflets dorés

Catalogue references :

BMC.4 pl.11/12 - GC.6011 (750£) - Dewing2662 - HGCS. 10/133 - PC.92 p. 595, pl. LXXXII - Byblos-

Obverse

Obverse legend : LÉGENDE ARAMÉENNE (AZ).

Obverse description : Galère voguant à gauche, ornée d'un masque de lion avec trois hoplites à l'intérieur ; gouvernail ; au-dessous, les flots, un hippocampe et un coquillage couché (murex).