437, Lot: 182. Estimate $300. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (25.5mm, 14.28 g, 1h). Lifetime of Christ issue. Dated CY 130 (AD 4/5). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PΛ (date) above club; KP above monogram to right; uncertain Phoenician letter between legs. Cf. DCA-Tyre 466; HGC 10, 357. In NGC encapsulation, 4282169-013, graded XF, Strike: 3/5, Surface: 4/5.