Phoenicia, Byblos Shekel (lion attacking bull)
Phoenicia, Byblos, King Azbaal / Ozbaal, Circa 350 – 333 BCE
AR Dishekel – 13.22 gms
Obv: War galley left with lion’s head prow ornament, zigzag row of waves below, three hoplites with round shields within; below, hippocamp left above murex shell; OZ between hippocamp & galley
Rev: Lion attacking bull to left, phoenician inscription above
Betlyon 14 var.; BMC 4; Dewing 2662; SNG Fitz 6028
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