233, Lot: 229. Estimate $300. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (25mm, 12.68 g, 11h). Dated CY 162 (AD 36/7). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; PΞB (date) above club to left, HΣ to right. RPC I 4666 var. (KP in right field); Prieur 1426. VF.

RPC notes (p. 656) that beginning in year 113 the letters KP are a constant feature of the reverse design, always appearing in the right field. They are, however, missing on this specimen.