Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 437. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (14.39 g, 1h). Dated CY 38 (89/8 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, HΛ (date) above club; ΔY monogram to right, Phoenician B between legs. Rouvier 2024 var. (control marks); SNG Copenhagen -; BMC 132. Near EF, minor die shift on obverse.