CNG 100, Lot: 1579. Estimate $500. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (25.5mm, 14.07 g, 1h). Dated CY 110 (17/6 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PI (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 267; Rouvier 2082 var. (KP, not monogram); HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. VF, toned, softly struck, slightly off center.