293, Lot: 146. Estimate $300. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (28mm, 14.31 g, 12h). Dated CY 31 (96/5 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow; palm behind; to left, AΛ (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician B between legs. BMC 118; DCA 919; HGC 10, 357. Good VF, minor lamination flaw on reverse.