353, Lot: 199. Estimate $300. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (27mm, 14.25 g, 12h). Dated CY 42 (85/4 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder; to left, BM (date) above club; ∆ to right, Phoenician
beth between legs. DCA-Tyre 105 var. (letter between legs); Rouvier –; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919; BMC –; AUB 49. VF, toned, some light marks and scratches, struck slightly off center on a tight flan.