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LOT 2764
Phoenicia, Sidon. Ba'alsillem (Sakton) II AR Dishekel. Circa 401-365 BC.
Undated issue, struck circa 401-370 BC. Phoenician galley to left; B (in Phoenician) above, waves below / Persian king and driver in chariot to left; to right, king of Sidon, in Egyptian style garments, holding cultic sceptre, walking to left. E&E-S Group IV.1.1; HGC 10, 236. Near Very Fine.(27.25gr, 29mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
From a private collection, Switzerland; thence by descent.
From a private collection, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 2764
Phoenicia, Sidon. Ba'alsillem (Sakton) II AR Dishekel.
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
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