Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2022 NYINC Auction 14-16 Jan 2022
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SYRIA. Phoenicia. Tyre. AR Shekel (14.34 gms), dated CY 47 (80/79 B.C.). NGC AU, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5. Overstruck.
HGC-10, 357; BMC-139. Obverse: Laureate bust of Melkart right, with drapery tied around neck; Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, palm frond and ZM (date) above downward club; Phoenician B between legs, monogram to right. Struck on an impressively broad flan, this lightly handled example offers strong details and a subtle tone that combine for great eye appeal.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $1500 - $3000
HGC-10, 357; BMC-139. Obverse: Laureate bust of Melkart right, with drapery tied around neck; Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, palm frond and ZM (date) above downward club; Phoenician B between legs, monogram to right. Struck on an impressively broad flan, this lightly handled example offers strong details and a subtle tone that combine for great eye appeal.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $1500 - $3000