Live auction - bgr_825925 - PHOENICIA - BYBLOS Shekel
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Estimate : | 25 000 € |
Price : | no bid |
Maximum bid : | no bid |
End of the sale : | 05 March 2024 14:27:39 |
Type : Shekel
Date: c. 450-425 AC.
Mint name / Town : Byblos, Phénicie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 23,5 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 12,90 g.
Rarity : R3
Slab
NGC :
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie sur un flan bien centré à l’usure régulière. Joli sphinx. Patine gris foncé
Predigree :
Monnaie avec son certificat d’exportation n° 225384 délivré par le Ministère français de la Culture. Exemplaire sous coque NGC XF (Strike 5/5, Surface 2/5)
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Sphinx couché à gauche portant la double couronne d’Egypte
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Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE ARAMÉENNE.
Reverse description : Hippocampe passant à gauche dans un carré creux.
Commentary
Exemplaire de la plus grande rareté. Un seul autre exemplaire est connu et passé à la vente en 2008 (NAC, 46, lot n° 291).