333, Lot: 109. Estimate $200. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (26mm, 13.81 g, 12h). Dated CY 114 (13/2 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder; to left, PIΔ (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram;
beth between legs. Rouvier 2087; BMC 190; DCA 920 (R3); HGC 10, 357 (but unlisted year). VF, lamination flaws, two small pits behind bust, flaking around edge. Rare year.