269, Lot: 171. Estimate $100. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24mm, 13.77 g, 12h). Dated CY 177 (AD 51/2). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, POZ (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; Phoenician letter between legs. RPC I 4676; DCA 920; HGC 10, 357. Good Fine, reverse encrustation.