325, Lot: 272. Estimate $300. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24mm, 14.38 g, 12h). Dated CY 171 (AD 45/6). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, palm over right wing; to left, POA (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; beth between legs. Rouvier 2116; BMC –; HGC 6, 357; DCA 920. VF, toned, worn and broken obverse die that appears to have been re-engraved in several places.