294, Lot: 389. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (29mm, 14.33 g, 12h). Dated CY 39 (88/7 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, ΘΛ (date) above club; Δ to right, Phoenician ‘b” between legs. BMC –; DCA 919; HGC 10, 357. Good VF. Rare year.