Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers
Auction 91 7-8 June 2016
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Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel (tetradrachm) 14.20 g. Struck 74/3 BC. Laureate head of Melqart right. Reverse: TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY (of Tyre the holy and inviolable). Eagle standing l. with r. foot on prow of ship, palm branch over shoulder, date RN (year 53) and club in left field; Phoenician letter between eagle's lefts, in right field A monogram. Cf. BMC 144 (different monogram). H-1618. Well struck on a nice broad flan with all lettering complete. Lightly toned. NGC grade AU; Strike:5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500