CNG 111, Lot: 371. Estimate $500. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (32.5mm, 14.33 g, 12h). Dated CY 47 (80/79 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ZM (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 168; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. Good VF, toned, light deposits, a few marks on obverse, minor double strike on reverse. Rare date.