½ Shekel

Features

Issuer	Sidon (Phoenician cities)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	435 BC - 425 BC
Value	½ Shekel
Currency	Shekel (539-332 BCE)
Composition	Srebro
Weight	7.10 g
Diameter	17 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana, Incuse
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 413877
References	Betlyon# 4-5 John Wilson Betlyon; 1982. The Coinage and Mints of Phoenicia / the pre-Alexandrine period. Scholars Press, Chico, California, United States. , Sunrise# 117 Bradley R. Nelson (ed.); 2011. Numismatic Art of Persia / Part I: Ancient - 650 BC to AD 650: The Sunrise Collection. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. , HGC 10# 213 Oliver D. Hoover; 2010. Handbook of Coins of the Southern Levant / Volume 10: Phoenicia, Southern Koile Syria (Including Judaea), and Arabia. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom. , BMC Greek# 2 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , SNG Copenhagen# 188-189 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes).

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Obverse

(en) Phoenician galley under sail left; waves below.

Script: fenicki

Reverse

(en) Persian king or hero standing right, drawing bow, quiver over shoulder; behind, incuse head (of Bes?) left; before, incuse head of goat right; all within incuse square.

Mint

Sidon, Lebanon

Comments

(en)

E&E-S Group II.2, 75; Rouvier 1078.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (435 BC - 425 BC)								$ 28 000

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	CNG Triton XVIII Lot 190	6 Jan 2015	XF	USD 40 000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Triton X Lot 402	9 Jan 2007	XF	USD 7750.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Mail Bid Sale 81 Lot 594	20 May 2009	VF	USD 2000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.