Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2022 NYINC Auction 14-16 Jan 2022
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SYRIA. Phoenicia. Tyre. AR Shekel (14.16 gms), dated CY 4 (123/2 B.C.). NGC Ch EF, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5.
HGC-10, 357; BMC-50-2. Obverse: Laureate bust of Melkart right, with drapery tied around neck; Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, LΔ (date) above downward club; Phoenician B and monogram between legs. Very well centered and alluringly toned, this early date specimen presents light gray surfaces with some golden-cabernet hues further accentuating the devices.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $1000 - $2000
HGC-10, 357; BMC-50-2. Obverse: Laureate bust of Melkart right, with drapery tied around neck; Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, LΔ (date) above downward club; Phoenician B and monogram between legs. Very well centered and alluringly toned, this early date specimen presents light gray surfaces with some golden-cabernet hues further accentuating the devices.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $1000 - $2000