216, Lot: 200. Estimate $150. Sold for $270. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR 1/2 Shekel (22mm, 6.93 g, 1h). Dated CY 37 (90/89 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; ZΛ (date) above club to left, monogram to right, Phoenician letter between legs. Rouvier 2023 var. (shekel); SNG Copenhagen -; BMC -. VF, lightly toned, a few light scratches, scuff on eagle’s tail.