Ancients
PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 65. AR shekel (29mm, 13.86 gm, 1h). NGC MS 4/5 - 2/5, die shift. Dated Civic Year 89 (38/7 BC). Laureate bust of Melqart right, lion skin around neck / TYPOY IEPAΣ-KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm under wing; ΠΘ (date) above club in left field, Phoenician bet between eagle's legs, ΔΙ monogram in right field. DCA Tyre 308. DCA 919. Struck from fresh dies on blazing bright silver.
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Estimate: 1500-2000 USD