327, Lot: 807. Estimate $200. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (26mm, 13.65 g, 12h). Dated CY 103 (24/3 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder; to left, PΓ (date) above club; monogram to right, beth between legs. Rouvier –; BMC –; DCA 919 (R2); DCA Supp. (forthcoming) 227 (this coin); HGC 10, 357 (but unlisted year). Near VF, rough surfaces, a few die breaks, edge chips revealing dark, crystallized interior.