PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (18.5mm, 6.83 g, 1h). Illegible date, struck early 1st century AD.

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Lot: 320. Estimated: $ 500

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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (18.5mm, 6.83 g, 1h). Illegible date, struck early 1st century AD. Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, illegible date above club; to right, KP above illegible monogram; no Phoenician letter between legs. DCA Tyre Section 5.54, 928 and 930 (same obv. die); cf. HGC 10, 358 (for type). Some die wear, a couple of tiny pits on obverse. VF.


Closing Date and Time: 18 May 2022 at 11:46:20 ET.

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