PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC - AD 65/6. AR shekel (14,39 g). Dated Civic Year 96 (31/0 BC). Laureate head of Melqart right / TYPOY IEPAΣ-KAI AΣYΛOY, Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond above left wing; Чς (date) above club in left field; monogram and Σ in right field; Phoenician B between legs. Struck on a tight flan and with a worn obverse die. Areas of flat strike on reverse. A few tiny scratches in fields. Good metal quality and attractively toned. Scarce date. DCA-Tyre 336, DCA 919, HGC 10, 357, Purchased from Spink & Son in June 1986 Grade: 01