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ANA Signature Sale 3056 3 Aug 2017
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PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 67/8. AR shekel (29mm, 14.32 gm, 12h). NGC MS★ 5/5 - 5/5. Dated CY 35 (92/1 BC). Laureate head of Melqart right, lion skin around neck / [TYPOY] IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over right wing; ΕΛ (date) left above club; Δ right. HGC 10, 357. BMC Phoenicia 126–7 var. (letter between legs). An almost unsurpassable shekel, well struck on an immense flan, with razor-sharp detail and gorgeous golden toning over muted mint luster.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 4500-5500 USD
PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 67/8. AR shekel (29mm, 14.32 gm, 12h). NGC MS★ 5/5 - 5/5. Dated CY 35 (92/1 BC). Laureate head of Melqart right, lion skin around neck / [TYPOY] IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over right wing; ΕΛ (date) left above club; Δ right. HGC 10, 357. BMC Phoenicia 126–7 var. (letter between legs). An almost unsurpassable shekel, well struck on an immense flan, with razor-sharp detail and gorgeous golden toning over muted mint luster.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 4500-5500 USD