285, Lot: 125. Estimate $200. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23mm, 13.05 g, 12h). Dated CY 169 (AD 43/4). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, ΡΞΘ (date) above club; to right, ΚΠ above monogram; Phoenician letter between legs. BMC 242; RPC I 4669A; DCA 922; HGC 10, 357. Good VF, toned. Rare date.