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LOT 3134
Phoenicia, Sidon. Mazaios (Mazday), satrap of Eber Nari AR Sixteenth Shekel. 353-333 BC. Uncertain date.
Phoenician galley sailing to left; [date in Phoenician above], waves below / Persian king or hero, holding dagger, standing to right, fighting lion standing to left on its hind legs; MZ (in Phoenician) between. HGC 10, 265. Near Very Fine.(0.70gr, 9mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3134
Phoenicia, Sidon. Mazaios (Mazday), satrap of Eber Nari AR Sixteenth Shekel.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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