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Session Five - Tuesday, February 14th 10:00am PST
Enlargement
1793 Phoenicia, Sidon. Baalshallim II. Silver Dishekel (27.40 g), ca. 401-366 BC
. Phoenician galley left above waves; above, ' beth'.
Reverse:
King of Persia in chariot with driver drawn by two horses left; behind, attendant standing left. Betlyon 18; Rouvier 1096; HGC 10, 236. Well struck
with excellent detail for this large, heavy coin. Light grey toning.
Choice Very Fine
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Estimate Value ....................................................................................................................................................................... $1,500 - 2,000
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in 1987.
Enlargement
1794 Phoenicia, Sidon. Abdashtart I. Silver Dishekel (25.01 g), ca. 365-352 BC
. RY 11 (355/4 BC). Phoenician galley left above waves; above,
' beth'.
Reverse:
King of Persia in chariot with driver drawn by two horses left; above, ' Bo'; behind, attendant (or Abdashtart I) standing left. Cf.
Betlyon 23; HGC 10, 242; DCA 849. Lightly toned. Some minor porosity, still quite nice for this issue.
Very Fine
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Estimate Value ....................................................................................................................................................................... $1,000 - 1,300
Purchased from Wayne C. Phillips.
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1795 Phoenicia, Sidon. Silver Tetradrachm (13.85 g), 107/6 BC-AD 43/4
. CY 12 (100/99 BC). Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right.
Reverse:
, eagle standing left on prow; palm over far wing; in left field, date (L IB) above EI. Levy p. 329; Rouvier -; de Clercq 359;
HGC 10, 275; DCA 882 (same obv. die as illus.).
Rare.
Well struck on excellent metal, lustrous surfaces. We note a very gentle rub on cheek for
accuracy.
Superb Extremely Fine
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Estimate Value ....................................................................................................................................................................... $2,500 - 3,000
From the Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Private purchase from CNG.
Unlike the plentiful tetradrachms of its wealthy neighbors, Arados and Tyre, the late Hellenistic tetradrachms from Sidon are incredibly scarce. Fur-
thermore, they are amongst the most beautiful coins of the region, the engraving of the dies used to strike the coins generally of a very high cal-
iber. Such is the specimen offered here, which has an exceptionally handsome portrait of the city goddess on the obverse and a finely executed
eagle with a fierce expression on the reverse.