PHOENICIA, Sidon. `Abd`aštart (Straton) I. Circa 365-352 BC. AR Dishekel (28.5mm, 25.73 g, 11h). Dated RY 9 (357/6). Phoenician galley left; ||| ||| ||| (9 in Phoenician) above, waves below / King of Persia and driver in chariot drawn by two horses left; to right, King of Sidon standing left, in Egyptian dress, holding cultic scepter and votive vase; 'B (in Phoenician) above. E&E-S Group IV.2.1.i, – (unlisted dies); HGC 10, 242; DCA 849. Iridescent tone, light deposits, struck with worn obverse die, flan flaw on obverse, die shift on reverse. Good VF. Well centered. From the Weise Collection, purchased from Stack's, 3 September 2003.
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