340, Lot: 188. Estimate $200. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (20mm, 6.71 g, 12h). Dated CY 100 (27/6 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder; to left, L P (date) above club; BN(?) to right, Phoenician A between legs. Cf. DCA-Tyre 509; DCA 921 (R3); HGC 10, 358. Near VF, toned, a few old scratches.