331, Lot: 87. Estimate $150. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (27mm, 14.04 g, 12h). Dated CY 78 (49/8 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder; to left, OH (date) above club; OΔ monogram and I to right, beth between legs. Rouvier –; BMC –; DCA 919 (R3); DCA Supp. (forthcoming) 165 (this coin); HGC 10, 357 (but unlisted year). Fine, toned, rough surfaces. Very rare.