PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. Æ Shekel (23.5mm, 11.77 g, 12h). Uncertain date. Fine.Electronic Auction 533 Greek, 12h, Bronze Sold For $ 425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. Æ Shekel (23.5mm, 11.77 g, 12h). Uncertain date. Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, [date] above club; to right, KP above [monogram]; [Phoenician letter between legs]. Cf. DCA Tyre 952–4; cf. D. Hendin, “Bronze shekel of Jerusalem recently discovered” in The Celator 6.10 (October 1992), p. 36; cf. HGC 10, 357 (for type). Rough brown surfaces, minor deposits. Fine. |