426, Lot: 265. Estimate $300. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (27mm, 13.73 g, 12h). Dated CY 87 (40/39 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ΠZ (date) above club; BY monogram to right; Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 297; HGC 10, 357. VF, toned, obverse die break, scattered marks.