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LOT 3268
Phoenicia, Sidon AE 16mm. 110-52 BC.
Struck CY 55(?) (57/6 BC). Turretted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche to right / Phoenician galley to left; above, date above ΣΙΔΩΝΙΩΝ; Phoenician legend below. Cf. HGC 10, 292. Very Fine.(3.41gr, 16mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 3268
Phoenicia, Sidon AE 16mm.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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