437, Lot: 184. Estimate $300. Sold for $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (22.5mm, 14.24 g, 1h). Lifetime of Christ issue. Dated CY 150 (AD 24/25)(?). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, PN (date) above club; KP above monogram to right; Phoenician A between legs. DCA-Tyre 542; HGC 10, 357. In NGC encapsulation, 4282170-013, graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.