452, Lot: 440. Estimate $500. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24mm, 13.04 g, 12h). Lifetime of Christ issue. Dated CY 155 (AD 29/30). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PNE (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram. Cf. DCA-Tyre 556-7; RPC Suppl. I 4662A; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 4284831-001, graded Ch VF. Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5. Incorrectly attributed to CY 145 on holder.