Gemini, LLC
Auction 14 18-19 Apr 2018
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Phoenicia, Tyre. Quarter Shekel.
Year 6 = 121/120 BC. Quarter Shekel, 3.20g (1h). Obv: Laureate bust of Heracles (Melqart) right. Rx: TYPOY IEPAΣ - KAI AΣYΛOY Eagle with closed wings standing left on prow, with palm branch behind shoulder and Phoenician letter between his legs; date LC (apparently) and club in left field. Dated Coins of Antiquity p. 514, Coin 323. NGC 4625019-008. Purchased from Amphora Coins in 2011. A very rare fractional denomination at Tyre, listed by Dated Coins of Antiquity with only three dates, namely Year 2 (two citations), Year 6 (one citation: "in trade", perhaps our coin), and Year 9 (three citations). The extremely rare smallest deomination in this famous Tyrian series which usually included only shekels and half shekels. Toned EF/VF.
Year 6 = 121/120 BC. Quarter Shekel, 3.20g (1h). Obv: Laureate bust of Heracles (Melqart) right. Rx: TYPOY IEPAΣ - KAI AΣYΛOY Eagle with closed wings standing left on prow, with palm branch behind shoulder and Phoenician letter between his legs; date LC (apparently) and club in left field. Dated Coins of Antiquity p. 514, Coin 323. NGC 4625019-008. Purchased from Amphora Coins in 2011. A very rare fractional denomination at Tyre, listed by Dated Coins of Antiquity with only three dates, namely Year 2 (two citations), Year 6 (one citation: "in trade", perhaps our coin), and Year 9 (three citations). The extremely rare smallest deomination in this famous Tyrian series which usually included only shekels and half shekels. Toned EF/VF.