Phoenicia, Tyre. Half shekel; Phoenicia, Tyre; Year 40 = 87/86 BC, Half Shekel, 7.01g. Cf. BM-225. Obv: Laureate bust of Heracles (Melqart) r., with lionskin knotted around neck. Rx: TYP - OY IEPAS - [KAI] ASY?OY Eagle with closed wings standing l. on prow, with palm branch behind shoulder; Phoenician letter between the eagle's legs; date LM and club in l. field; and ?Y in r. field, the ? surmounted by pellet. NGC 427891-001, with their printed ticket, but removed from holder.. VF
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