Auction 64
Coins, Weights, Seals, Jewelry, Oil Lamps, Glass, Antiquities
Apr 4, 2018
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Israel
Dan hotel, Hayarkon 99, Tel Aviv
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LOT 155:
A PHOENICIAN BRONZE TORTOISE SHEKEL WEIGHT
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Sold for: $7,500
Start price:
$
2,900
Estimated price:
$5,000 - $6,000
Auction house commission:
18%
VAT: On commission only
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8th century BCE. 11.8 gr, 23.0 mm. On top, Phoenician inscription שקל צידן "Shekel of Sidon". On the bottom, Phoenician inscription: עשרתן = "Twenty" (20 Gerah). With nice green and brown patina. In very good condition and very rare. Published: J. Elayi and A.G. Elayi, Recherches sur les poids Pheniciens, 1997, p. 47, no. 3, Plate I no. 3. Ex S.M. collection, Herzliya Pituah. (Non exportable)
Estimate: $ 5,000 – 6,000
