294, Lot: 388. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (28mm, 14.49 g, 12h). Dated CY 28 (99/8 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, HK (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician ‘b” between legs. BMC –; DCA 919; HGC 10, 357. Good VF, a few light marks. Rare year.