318, Lot: 298. Estimate $500. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (26mm, 14.09 g, 1h). Dated CY 31 (96/95 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder; to left, AΛ (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician A between legs. BMC 118 var. (Phoenician B between legs); HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. VF, minor marks and scratches.

From the Demetrios Armounta Collection.