426, Lot: 259. Estimate $200. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (22mm, 6.54 g, 2h). Dated CY 32 (95/4 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, B (date) above club; monogram to right; Phoenician A between legs. DCA-Tyre 749; HGC 10, 357. VF, toned, minor marks. Rare.