PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (18.5mm, 6.84 g, 1h). Lifetime of Christ issue. Dated CY 140 (AD 14/5). VF.

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Lot: 119. Estimated: $ 500

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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (18.5mm, 6.84 g, 1h). Lifetime of Christ issue. Dated CY 140 (AD 14/5). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PM (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; Phoenician B between legs. DCA Tyre 841 (same obv. die as illustration); DCA 922; HGC 10, 358. Toned, compact flan, flan flaws on obverse. VF. Very rare.


Closing Date and Time: 13 December 2023 at 10:39:20 ET.

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