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Long Beach Signature Sale 3049 12-13 Sep 2016
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PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR half-shekel (6.51 gm). Dated CY 59 (68/7 BC). Bust of Melqart right, wearing laurel wreath and lion's skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over right wing; to left, NΘ (date) above club; Z to right, Phoenician B between legs. HGC 10, 358. DCA 922 (date not listed). Extremely rare date, with no other examples recorded as having been offered at auction in 15+ years! Mottled toning and corroded surfaces. NGC XF 4/5 - 2/5.
Estimate: 250-350 USD
PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR half-shekel (6.51 gm). Dated CY 59 (68/7 BC). Bust of Melqart right, wearing laurel wreath and lion's skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over right wing; to left, NΘ (date) above club; Z to right, Phoenician B between legs. HGC 10, 358. DCA 922 (date not listed). Extremely rare date, with no other examples recorded as having been offered at auction in 15+ years! Mottled toning and corroded surfaces. NGC XF 4/5 - 2/5.
Estimate: 250-350 USD