Phoenicia, Tyre AR Shekel. Dated CY 10 = 117/6 BC. Laureate bust of Melkart to right / ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑ[Σ] ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing to left on prow, palm behind; LI (date) above club to left, ZA monogram to right, Phoenician letter beth between legs. Rouvier 1977; DCA Tyre 23; DCA 919; HGC 10, 357. 14.07g, 28mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine; pleasant iridescent cabinet tone.
Acquired from Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH.