437, Lot: 178. Estimate $400. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (28mm, 14.09 g, 12h). Dated CY 32 (95/94 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, BΛ (date) above club; monogram to right; Phoenician A between legs. DCA-Tyre 115; HGC 10, 357. In NGC encapsulation, 4282169-001, graded XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.