438, Lot: 236. Estimate $200. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23mm, 13.92 g, 12h). Dated CY 164 (AD 38/9). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PΞΔ (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 608; RPC I 4668; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. In NGC encapsulation, 4282171-010, graded Ch F, Strike: 3/5, Surface: 2/5, scratches.