321, Lot: 220. Estimate $150. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (21mm, 6.74 g, 12h). Dated CY 40 (87/6 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder; to left, LM (date) above club; monogram to right,
aleph between legs. Rouvier 2026 var. (monogram,
beth between legs); BMC 225; HGC 10, 358; DCA 921. Near VF, find patina.