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"ANCIENT GREECE. PHOENICIA, SIDON. Silver tetradrachm, dated year 5 = 107/6 BC. Obv: turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right, wearing pearl necklace. Rev: ΣΙΔΩΝΙΩΝ, eagle, with closed wings and palm branch over right shoulder, standing left on galley prow; LE (date) above monogram in left field. Good Extremely Fine; an exceptional example, featuring a light cabinet tone and striking streaks of rainbow iridescence to both sides. Reference: BMC-100; DCA-882; The Coin Cabinet AA7, lot 23 (comparable specimen - hammer: £7,000) Rarity: Extremely Rare date; just the 6th specimen to come to auction in at least 20 years. Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; ex Spink, Auction 15005 (15/7/2015), lot 38."

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Laureate head of Melkart to right, lion skin tied around neck. Rev. TYP[OY IEPAΣ] KAI AΣYΛOY. (From Tyre the Holy and Sacred Asylum). KP above monogram of ΡRΔΨ. Same of DCA Tyre 510 (C). resh and attractive. bold head of Melkart. ΡMΔ above club.

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PHOENICIA, Sidon. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ (24.5mm, 13.87 g, 12h). Dated CY 227 (AD 117). Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right; aphlaston behind, star before / Cart of Astarte containing baetyl; ZKΣ (date) below. RPC III 3871; Rouvier 1392-3. Red-brown surfaces, light roughness. VF. REVERSE: ΣIΔONΩ[N] Σ ΘEAΣ : SIDON S GODDES.

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CY 224 = 98/9. Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche to right; palm frond over shoulder. Rev. ΔΚΣ - ΜΗΤΡΟ / IE-P ΑΣ Palm tree with date clusters. BMC 284-5. RPC III 3880. Slightly rough and with minor deposits.

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"Coin slightly off-centre on the reverse. Nice portrait. Regular wear. Brown patina. Ex- André Ronde collection. Greek Coins and their Values SEAR David R (GC).5926 var. - BMC.- - HGCS. 10/- - CP.4717. Obverse description: Laurel head of Melkart (Herakles) on the right, the leonte tied under the neck. Reverse description: Vertical club surmounted by a monogram in an oak wreath. PPB = Greek year P(100) P(80) B(2)=year 182 SE. Equivalent to (313-182) = 131/130 BCE In phoenician letters: 𐤋 𐤑 𐤓 translate to ل ص ر, of Sur, of Tyre"