Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28Auction date: 9 December 2023
Lot number: 74

Price realized: 2,800 CHF   (Approx. 3,183 USD / 2,956 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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PHOENICIA. Byblos. Uzzibaal, circa 365-350 BC. Shekel (Silver, 25 mm, 13.16 g, 3 h). Three hoplites, holding shields, on galley left above waves, prow ending in lion's head; below, hippocamp left above murex shell, 'Z (in Phoenician) above dorsal fin. Rev. 'ZB'L MLK GBL ('Uzzibaal, king of Gebal' in Phoenician) Lion attacking bull to left. Betlyon 14 var. (letters on obverse). HGC 10, 133. Rouvier 640 (letters on obverse). Lightly toned. Struck from the usual somewhat worn dies and with a few minor flan cracks, otherwise, extremely fine.


From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, privately acquired from Calgary Coin Gallery on 29 May 2015.

Starting price: 250 CHF