438, Lot: 233. Estimate $200. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (25.5mm, 13.30 g, 1h). Lifetime of Christ issue. Dated CY 131 (AD 5/6). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PΛA (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; Phoenician A between legs. DCA-Tyre 474; RPC I 4653; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. In NGC encapsulation, 4282169-015, graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5.