PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. Æ Shekel (24mm, 11.78 g, 12h). VF.Electronic Auction 538 Greek, 12h, Bronze Sold For $ 225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. Æ Shekel (24mm, 11.78 g, 12h). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, IE or Iς (pseudo-date) above club; blundered monograms to right. Cf. DCA Tyre 952; cf. D. Hendin, “Bronze shekel of Jerusalem recently discovered” in The Celator 6.10 (October 1992), p. 36; cf. HGC 10, 357 (for type). Dark green/black surfaces, light roughness, a little off center on reverse. VF. |