Greek (Phoenician) bust with standing eagle spreading wings

Hi people!

My sight is getting worse all the time. I picked up this coin because at first glance it looked like a swimming turtle on the reverse; under a brighter light as well as better magnification, it turned out to be a bird (eagle) showing off its wingspan. (Let's keep this OUR secret!) lol!

I do like it, but I've been having a tough time doing as such. I've seen pics of the bird, but coming out of Judea and totally different obverse. And of course if I find something close to the bust facing left, then the reverse is something far different than the turtle, er-bird/eagle!
Any clues would be helpful!

 

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one of these days sooner rather than later, I'll figure out what I'm doing... here are the photos. Oh, it's not me, the coin is pretty rough.

 

Well, this one I have is similar, although not exact - and my attribution involved some guesswork:



Syracuse Æ 17
Hiketas
(c. 288-279 B.C.)
Laureate head of Zeus Hellanios left / [ΣΥΡ]ΑΚ[ΟΣΙΩΝ] ?, eagle with spread wings standing left on thunderbolt.
SNG ANS 821;
ANS coll. ID: 1944.100.57075
(4.94 grams / 17 mm )


Attribution Notes:
American Numismatic Society MANTIS database example 1944.100.57075 looks like this specimen. Reverse clearly shows a partial legend, but description does not note this; I guessed based on other coins of this ruler.

http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.57075