Ancients
PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 67/8. AR shekel (26mm, 14.03 gm, 1h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Dated Civic Year 105 (22/1 BC). Laureate bust of Melqart right, lion skin around neck / TYPOY IEPAΣ-KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left on prow; palm over right wing; PE (date) above club to left; HΔP monogram to right, aleph (Phoenician) between legs. DCA Tyre 378 (this coin). Superbly struck on excellent metal flan. Lovely toning on lustrous surfaces. Exceptionally attractive for issue.
From the WTR Collection. Ex Roma Numismatics, Auction 8 (28 September 2014), lot 675
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Estimate: 3000-5000 USD