259, Lot: 161. Estimate $150. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR 1/2 Shekel (21mm, 6.77 g, 1h). Dated CY 53 (74/3 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, palm on right wing; ΓN (date) and club to left, Phoenician "A" between legs, Δ to right. BMC -; cf. HGC 10, 358 (unrecorded date). Near VF, toned.