444, Lot: 203. Estimate $300. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (28mm, 13.22 g, 1h). Dated CY 70 (57/6 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, O (date) above club; Z to right, Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 238; HGC 10, 357; DCA 919. In NGC encapsulation, 4284040-004, graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5.