297, Lot: 88. Estimate $300. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (28mm, 1h). Dated CY 39 (88/7 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, with palm branch over shoulder; to left, ΘΛ (date) above club; Δ to right, Phoenician B between legs. BMC –; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. In NGC “Money of the Bible” encapsulation, graded AU.