337, Lot: 142. Estimate $300. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (24mm, 12h). Dated CY 47 (80/79 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder; to left, ZM (date) above club; monogram to right,
aleph between legs. DCA-Tyre 487; DCA 921; HGC 10, 358. In NGC encapsulation graded Ch VF. Struck on a broad flan.
From Group SGF.