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CICF Signature Sale 3046 14-15 April 2016
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PHOENICIA. Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 67/8. AR Shekel (28mm, 14.16 gm, 12h). Dated CY 41 (86/5 BC). Laureate bust of Melqart right, [lion skin around neck] / TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, AM (date) above club; Δ to right, Phoenician A between legs. Cf. Rouvier 2027 (half shekel); BMC 134; HGC 10, 358; DCA 919. Struck on a broad flan. Exceptional reverse detail and legends. NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 3/5.
Estimate: 1500-1800 USD
PHOENICIA. Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 67/8. AR Shekel (28mm, 14.16 gm, 12h). Dated CY 41 (86/5 BC). Laureate bust of Melqart right, [lion skin around neck] / TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, AM (date) above club; Δ to right, Phoenician A between legs. Cf. Rouvier 2027 (half shekel); BMC 134; HGC 10, 358; DCA 919. Struck on a broad flan. Exceptional reverse detail and legends. NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 3/5.
Estimate: 1500-1800 USD