340, Lot: 186. Estimate $200. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (20mm, 6.78 g, 1h). Dated CY 32 (95/4 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder; to left, BΛ (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician A between legs. DCA-Tyre 468; DCA 921 (R3); HGC 10, 358. VF, deeply toned, a few metal flaws, old scratch on reverse. Rare.