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LOT 2752
Phoenicia, Arados AR Third Shekel. Uncertain king, circa 370-346 BC.
Contemporary imitation. Laureate head of Ba'al-Arwad to right / Galley to right above waves; Aramaic letter above. For prototype: cf. E&E-A Group III; cf. HGC 10, 40-1. Very Fine. Lightly toned.(3.19gr, 14mm, 3h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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