PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (19mm, 6.65 g, 1h). Dated CY 184 (AD 58/9).Electronic Auction 472 Greek, Silver Sold For $ 650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (19mm, 6.65 g, 1h). Dated CY 184 (AD 58/9). Laureate bust of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PΠΔ (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; [Phoenician B between legs]. DCA-Tyre 919 (same dies as illustration); HGC 10, 358; DCA 922. Toned, some porosity and roughness, slightly off center. VF. Very rare date for half shekel. |