Year of the Crucifixion
209, Lot: 225. Estimate $300. Sold for $735. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (28mm, 13.60 g, 12h). Dated CY 159 (AD 33/4). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, PNΘ (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; Phoenician letter between legs. BMC 204 var. (controls); Rouvier 2107 var. (monogram); RPC 4662; Prieur 1423; SNG Copenhagen - . VF, rough surfaces.
According to the traditional chronology, this coin was struck in the year of Jesus' crucifixion.