436, Lot: 238. Estimate $300. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (22mm, 6.65 g, 12h). Dated CY 40 (87/6 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, LM (date) above club; Δ to right; Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 771; HGC 10, 358; DCA 922. Fine, lightly toned, thin flan crack.