PHOENICIA, Sidon. temp. Ba`alšillem (Sakton) I-Ba’ana. Circa 425-401 BC. AR Sixteenth Shekel (9mm, 0.51 g, 12h). Phoenician galley left before city wall with three towers; in exergue, lion couchant left / King of Persia standing right, drawing bow, [quiver over shoulder]; [to left, incuse head of satyr left]; to right, incuse head of goat right; all within incuse square. E&E-S Group III.3.a; HGC 10, 230; Pitchfork 44 (this coin). Iridescent tone, compact flan, slight roughness. VF. From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (10 November 1999), lot 439 (part of; last coin, incorrectly described type as a lyre). Closing Date and Time: 21 January 2026 at 12:19:40 ET.Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyers fee for bids placed on this website, 25% for all others.
