CNG 112, Lot: 338. Estimate $500. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (28mm, 14.11 g, 1h). Dated CY 88 (39/8 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond in background; to left, ΠH (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician A between legs. DCA-Tyre p. 153, unnumbered type; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. Toned, slightly off center, a few marks, light deposits. Good VF. Rare.