Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver 1/2 Shekel (7.02 g), ca. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. CY 51 (76/5 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right, lion's skin tied at neck. Reverse: TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm on far wing; in left field, date (AN) and club; in right field, Δ; between eagle's legs, 'bet'. Hendin 1619; DCA Suppl. 496. Boldly struck and very well detailed. Untoned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $800 - UP
Ex Kenneth Brattlie Collection, from Triton XI (8 January 2008), 306.