CNG 97, Lot: 316. Estimate $400. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (26mm, 1h). Dated CY 54 (73/2 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ΔN (date) above club; Δ to right, Phoenician B between legs. Rouvier –; BMC –; HGC 10, 358; DCA 919. In NGC encapsulation graded Extremely Fine. Rare date.

From the Patrick H. C. Tan Collection.