384, Lot: 319. Estimate $200. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24mm, 14.01 g, 12h). Dated CY 144 (AD 18/9). Laureate bust of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PMΔ (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 336; RPC I 4657; HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. VF, toned, compact flan.
From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection.