PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC - AD 65/6. AR half shekel (7,01 g). Dated Civic Year 2 (125/4 BC). Laureate head of Melqart right / TYPOY IEPAΣ-KAI AΣYΛOY, Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond above left wing; LB (date) above club in left field; monogram in right field; uncertain letter between legs (A?). Minor corrosion on obverse and lamination damage on reverse. Attractive iridescent toning. Very rare. DCA-Tyre 723 var. (listed without Phoenician letter between legs), DCA 921, HGC 10, -, Ex Coin Galleries, New York, Sale 25.05.1988, lot 152 Grade: 1+/01