Lot 4360
Phoenicia. Sidon. Baalshalim, c. 342-332 BC. AR Double Shekel (25.1 g). War galley, left, over two rows of zigzag waves; date above. Reverse: King of Persia left, in chariot with driver, Egyptian attendant walks behind; regnal inscription at left. BMC p. 153, 76 var.; J.W. Bleyton, ANSMN 21, pl. IV, no. 35. Obverse a little off center, otherwise exceptionally well struck up on a remarkably round flan. With russet and gray toning. Extremely Fine / Very Fine.
Estimated Value $450 - 650.
Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, coin no. 44.
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