381, Lot: 234. Estimate $100. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (21mm, 6.73 g, 12h). Dated CY 36 (91/0 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right, lion skin tied around neck / Eagle standing left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder; to left, ςΛ (date) above club; monogram to right, bet between legs. DCA-Tyre 472; DCA 921; HGC 10, 358. In NGC encapsulation graded Fine, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5.