405, Lot: 235. Estimate $150. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (27.5mm, 13.58 g, 1h). Dated CY 30 (97/6 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, LΛ (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 107; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. Near VF, rough surfaces.

From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.