437, Lot: 185. Estimate $300. Sold for $1255. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (22.5mm, 14.16 g, 12h). Dated CY 161 (AD 35/36). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PΞA (date) above club; KP above monogram to right; Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 594; HGC 10, 357. In NGC encapsulation, 4282171-007, graded XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.