Sale: CNG 63, Lot: 696. Estimate $400.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2003.  Sold For $325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126 BC - 65 AD. AR Tetradrachm / Shekel (13.69 gm). Dated year 31 (96/5 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, palm on right wing; AL (date) and club to left, Phoenician "B" between legs, monogram to right. BMC Phoenicia pg. 241, 118. Good VF, a bit overcleaned, some light corrosion and scratches. ($400)

From the Collection of Peter Roell.