Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 607. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (14.04 g, 12h). Dated CY 171 (AD 45/6). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, POA (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; Phoenician B between legs. Rouvier 2116; RPC 4671; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC -. Good VF, lightly toned, a hint of porosity. Rare.