438, Lot: 234. Estimate $300. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23.5mm, 14.08 g, 12h). Lifetime of Christ issue. Dated CY 143 (AD 17/8). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PMΓ (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 505; RPC I 4656; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. In NGC encapsulation, 4282170-006, graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.