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LOT 3264
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. Near Very Fine.(0.74gr, 12mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 3264
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
