Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Collector's Choice Oct 2019 Auction 22-23 Oct 2019
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SYRIA. Phoenicia. Tyre. AR Shekel, Dated CY 157 (A.D. 31/2). PCGS Genuine.
RPC-unlisted date; cf. HGC-10, 357 (unlisted date). Obverse: Laureate bust of Melkart right, with drapery tied around neck; Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, PNZ (date) above downward club; to right, KP above monogram; uncertain Phoenician letter between legs. Though in rather low condition, this biblical silver issue dates to the years leading up to the death of Christ, and itself is an exceptionally RARE date for this highly collected series.
Estimate: $100.00- $150.00
RPC-unlisted date; cf. HGC-10, 357 (unlisted date). Obverse: Laureate bust of Melkart right, with drapery tied around neck; Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, PNZ (date) above downward club; to right, KP above monogram; uncertain Phoenician letter between legs. Though in rather low condition, this biblical silver issue dates to the years leading up to the death of Christ, and itself is an exceptionally RARE date for this highly collected series.
Estimate: $100.00- $150.00