PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (30mm, 14.08 g, 1h). Dated CY 25 (102/1 BC). VF.

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Lot: 333. Estimated: $ 1 000

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Sold For $ 2 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (30mm, 14.08 g, 1h). Dated CY 25 (102/1 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond in background; to left, EK (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician A between legs. DCA-Tyre 80; HGC 10, 357; DCA2 946; Dow, ACTTB, p. 168 (this coin). Iridescent tone, stuck with worn obverse die. VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 47 (16 September 1998), lot 611.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter The Crucifixion of Jesus. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions.

Closing Date and Time: 18 February 2026 at 11:50:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.