437, Lot: 179. Estimate $300. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (25mm, 14.11 g, 1h). Dated CY 110 (17/16 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PI (date) above club; monogram to right; Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 410; HGC 10, 357. In NGC encapsulation, 4282169-003, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.