335, Lot: 217. Estimate $1000. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (27mm, 14.41 g, 1h). Dated CY 40 (87/6 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder; to left, LM (date) above club; Δ to right,
beth between legs. DCA-Tyre 99; DCA 919; HGC 10, 357. EF, lightly toned.
From the Patrick H. C. Tan Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 79 (17 September 2008), lot 448.