381, Lot: 235. Estimate $200. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (29mm, 13.47 g, 12h). Dated CY 86 (41/0 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, Πς (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician
bet between legs. DCA-Tyre 195; RPC I 4625; HGC 10, 357; DCA 921. VF, toned, scrape on Melkart’s cheek, light marks and scratches, die shift on the reverse.