381, Lot: 236. Estimate $100. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (22mm, 13.09 g, 12h). Dated CY 161 (AD 35/6). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ΡΞA (date) above club; to right, KP above [monogram]; [Phoenician letter] between legs. DCA-Tyre 383; RPC I 4694; HGC 10, 358; DCA 922. Near Fine, toned, struck off center on a compact flan, light marks and scratches.