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CCE Signature Sale 3064 20-21 Apr 2018
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PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 67/8. AR shekel (30mm, 14.26 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5. Dated CY 48 (79/8 BC). Laureate head of Melqart right, lion skin knotted around neck / ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing left on galley prow, club before and date HM in left field; Phoenician bet between legs, Δ to right. DCA Tyre supplement 2.47, 118. DCA 921. A superb example of this storied coinage, perfectly centered and deeply struck on a broad, round flan of good metal, with gorgeous golden toning.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD
PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 67/8. AR shekel (30mm, 14.26 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5. Dated CY 48 (79/8 BC). Laureate head of Melqart right, lion skin knotted around neck / ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing left on galley prow, club before and date HM in left field; Phoenician bet between legs, Δ to right. DCA Tyre supplement 2.47, 118. DCA 921. A superb example of this storied coinage, perfectly centered and deeply struck on a broad, round flan of good metal, with gorgeous golden toning.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD