321, Lot: 221. Estimate $150. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (27mm, 13.75 g, 12h). Uncertain date, but struck between CY 74-89 (53-37 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder; to left, [date above club]; monogram to right; Phoenician B between legs. HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. Fine, toned, rough surfaces, graffiti on obverse.

Although the date is unclear, the monogram on this piece is only recorded on examples from years 74–89.