390, Lot: 214. Estimate $150. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (25.5mm, 12.26 g, 1h). Dated CY 101 (26/5 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, [aegis around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PA (date) above club; BN to right, Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 237–8; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. VF, thick and rough find patina. Rare date (Cohen R3).