Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver 1/2 Shekel (6.99 g), ca. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. Year 51 (76/5 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right. Reverse: TYP[IOY] IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm on far wing; in left field, date (AN) and club; in right field, A; between legs, 'beth'. DCA Suppl. 495. Well struck with underlying luster. Lightly toned. NGC grade MS; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400.