PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (19.5mm, 6.92 g, 1h). Illegible date, struck early 1st century AD. VF.

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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (19.5mm, 6.92 g, 1h). Illegible date, struck early 1st century AD. Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, illegible date above club; pseudo-control marks to right; no Phoenician letter between legs. DCA Tyre 925–6 (same obv. die as illustration). Toned, trace deposits. VF.

From the J.-P. Righetti Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 4 January 2023 at 11:42:20 ET.

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