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CICF Signature Sale 3040 9-10 April 2015
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR shekel (28mm, 14.27 gm, 12h). Dated Year 48 (79/8 BC). Laureate head of Melqart right./ ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕ[ΡΑΣ] ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, Eagle standing left on galley prow, club before and date HM in left field; bet between legs, monogram to right. DCA Tyre supplement 2.47, 118. DCA 921. Cf. BMC 140 (different monogram). Obverse scratch and a few gray deposits, otherwise boldly struck and attractively toned. Extremely Fine.
Estimate: 800-1100 USD
PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR shekel (28mm, 14.27 gm, 12h). Dated Year 48 (79/8 BC). Laureate head of Melqart right./ ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕ[ΡΑΣ] ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, Eagle standing left on galley prow, club before and date HM in left field; bet between legs, monogram to right. DCA Tyre supplement 2.47, 118. DCA 921. Cf. BMC 140 (different monogram). Obverse scratch and a few gray deposits, otherwise boldly struck and attractively toned. Extremely Fine.
Estimate: 800-1100 USD