438, Lot: 237. Estimate $200. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23.5mm, 13.09 g, 12h). Dated CY 173 (AD 47/8). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, POΓ (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; Phoenician A between legs. DCA-Tyre 647; RPC I –; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. In NGC encapsulation, 4282172-001, graded XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5.