Phoenicia, Tyre AR Shekel. Dated CY 68 = 59/58 BC. Laureate bust of Melkart to right / Eagle standing to left on prow, palm over right wing; ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ around, ΗΞ (date) and club to left, Phoenician letter beth between legs, monogram to right. DCA Tyre 161; BMC Phoenicia -. 13.36g, 29mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare; only one other example offered at auction in the past 20 years.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.