PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23mm, 14.04 g, 1h). Dated CY 177 (AD 51/2). EF.

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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (23mm, 14.04 g, 1h). Dated CY 177 (AD 51/2). Laureate head of Melkart right, [lion skin around neck] / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, POZ (date) above club; to right, KP above monogram; Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 663 (same obv. die as illustration); HGC 10, 357; DCA 920. Lightly toned, compact flan, some porosity on obverse, a little off center on reverse. EF.

From the David Welsh Collection, purchased from Superior Stamp & Coin, September 2006.


Closing Date and Time: 19 July 2023 at 11:00:00 ET.

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