CNG 108, Lot: 365. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (29mm, 14.21 g, 2h). Dated CY 47 (80/79 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ZM (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 168; Rouvier –; HGC 10, 358; DCA 919. VF, area of flat strike. Very rare date.