425, Lot: 223. Estimate $100. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (21mm, 6.22 g, 1h). Dated CY 99 (28/7 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, wearing lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow, palm over right wing; to left, ЧΘ (date) above club; BN to right, B (in Phoenician) between legs. DCA-Tyre 809; HGC 10, 358; DCA 921. Near VF, lightly toned, rough surfaces, cleaning marks.