438, Lot: 232. Estimate $200. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (26mm, 12.69 g, 12h). Dated CY 116 (11/0 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PIς (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; Phoenician A between legs. DCA-Tyre 429; RPC I 4646; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. In NGC encapsulation, 4282169-007, graded XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5.