398, Lot: 325. Estimate $300. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (27mm, 13.95 g, 1h). Dated CY 74 (53/2 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, OΔ (date) above club; monogram to right; Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 171 var. (Phoenician A between legs); HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. VF, lightly toned, minor marks. Unrecorded variety of a very rare date.