Ancients
PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 65. AR shekel (29mm, 14.38 gm, 1h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Dated Civic Year 19 (108/7 BC). Laureate bust of Melqart right, lion skin around neck / TYPOY IEPAΣ-KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm under wing; ΘΙ (date) above club in left field, Phoenician bet between eagle's legs, ZB monogram in right field. DCA 919. DCA Tyre 54. A bold strike with particularily good eye appeal.
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Estimate: 1000-1200 USD