Phoenicia, a comprehensive Collection of 510 Bronze Coins from virtually every major city in Phoenicia (c. 3rd c BC - 3rd c AD), the majority being AE18-AE24, including three Portrait bronzes of Cleopatra VII (51-30 BC), two AE 20s from the mint of Orthosia, bust of Cleopatra right, rev., god in chariot drawn by gryphons and one AE22 from Byblos, bust of Cleopatra right rev., Poseidon in cart drawn by hippocamps, several AE20-24 bronzes of Tyre, head of Melquarth, rev., club and monogram (cf. BMC 26.257-260 for type), and AE15 from Tyre, head of Tyche, rev., galley with statue of Astarte (BMC 26.254, 268), as well as many varieties from Sidon featuring the cart of Astarte as reverse type, together with Portrait bronzes as well as independent city issues from the Roman period from the aforementioned cities and Aradus, Berytus, Dora, Marathus, Tripolis, a pleasing array of reverse types, including a good showing of temple and other architectural reverses, average fine to very fine, good range of patinas, several with countermarks, few with corrosion, a fascinating group (510) (lot)