418, Lot: 354. Estimate $300. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (22mm, 6.76 g, 1h). Dated CY 47 (80/79 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, ZM (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 781 var. (Δ in right field); HGC 10, 358; DCA 921. VF, lightly toned, off center on reverse.