Very Rare Date

284, Lot: 103. Estimate $200. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23mm, 13.90 g, 1h). Dated CY 147 (AD 21/2). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, PMZ (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; Phoenician b between legs. RPC I -; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC -; HGC 10, -; DCA 920. Good VF, lightly toned, porosity. Very rare year.