Tyre, Phoenicia. Half shekel; Tyre, Phoenicia; Year 47=80/79 BC, Half Shekel, 7.03g. BM-226 var. Obv: Laureate head of Melqart r., lionskin tied around neck. Rx: Eagle standing l. with r. foot on prow and palm branch on shoulder, date ZM and club in l. field, monogram in r. field, Phoenician letter between legs of eagle. Acquired from Harlan Berk, 2001.Exceptional quality
($1200)