217, Lot: 168. Estimate $75. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24mm, 12.29 g, 2h). Dated CY 165 (AD 39/40). Laureate head of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow; to left, PΞE (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician letter between legs. Rouvier 2112; BMC 174; SNG Copenhagen -; RPC I 4669. Near VF, uncleaned with original find patina. Underweight, and possibly a fourrée.