PHOENICIA, Sidon. temp. Ba`alšillem (Sakton) I-Ba’ana. Circa 425-401 BC. AR Half Shekel (22.5mm, 7.60 g, 12h). Phoenician galley left before city wall with four towers; [two lions standing outward in exergue], no legend / Persian king or hero, holding dagger in right hand, standing right, fighting lion standing left on its hind legs; all within incuse square. E&E-S Group III.2.h, 349 (O?/R49) = CNA XXV, lot 401 (same dies); HGC 10, –; Pitchfork 43 (this coin). Lightly toned, struck with somewhat worn dies, a couple of scrapes, a little off center on obverse, test cut on reverse. VF. From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, Ancient Coins in Australian Collections 2: Asia Minor and the East. . Closing Date and Time: 21 January 2026 at 12:19:20 ET.Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyers fee for bids placed on this website, 25% for all others.
