ORC6028 Byblos, vulture fraction, VF
$88.50
May-30-00
Seller oldromancoins


                   ORC6028 Byblos, vulture fraction, VF

     Byblos, Phoenicia, AR 1/8 shekel, war galley left above
     hippocamp. / vulture in relief above incuse recumbent ram,
     lettering (?) on ram, (0.71gm.). An interesting combination of
     incuse and relief, and a most unusual type which incorporates
     themes from Egyptian mythology on the reverse. BMC Phoenicia11.

This rare Byblos vulture coinage (3 denominations, all rare) is
     the sole use of a vulture on ancient coinage.