CNG 105, Lot: 429. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (26.5mm, 13.54 g, 1h). Dated CY 94 (33/2 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, (koppa)Δ (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician B between legs. DCA Tyre 214 var. (monogram[?]); HGC 10, 357; DCA 921 (unreported date). Good VF, lightly toned. Extremely rare date, only one in CoinArchives.