236, Lot: 207. Estimate $300. Sold for $625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (27mm, 14.36 g, 12h). Dated CY 96 (31/0 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over right wing; date above club to left, monogram to right, Phoenician “B” between legs. Rouvier 2073-5 var. (control to right); SNG Copenhagen -; BMC 179 var. (same). Good VF, lightly toned, some minor deposits.