Ancients
PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR shekel (27mm, 14.29 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Dated CY 9 (118/7 BC). Laureate head of Melqart right / TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over left wing; to left, LΘ (date) above club; to right, M; Phoenician bet between legs. DCA Supplement 2.9, 16. HGC 10, 357. Beautiful gray-tan toning with some iridescence.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 800-1000 USD