Sabakes, Satrap of Egypt, Athenian Tetradrachm, 340-333 BC. Memphis mint. 16.99 g. 

Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet and 
necklace. X countermark on cheek.
Owl standing right, head facing, Aramaic legend "SWYK" and 
a crescent above the "Sabakes symbol" of an upright 
thunderbolt in right field. Countermark on owl.

Syria Hoard (1989), 131; Van Alfen 27b; Price, "More from Memphis", 163.

With permission of Künker GmbH, Auction Autumn 2017, lot 456.