Phoenicia, Tyre AR Shekel. Dated CY 71 = 56/5 BC. Laureate bust of Melkart to right / Eagle standing to left on prow, palm over right wing; ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡ[ΑΣ ΚΑΙ] ΑΣΥΛΟΥ around, AO (date) and club to left, Phoenician Aleph between legs, monogram to right. DCA Tyre (release 2) 241 var.(Bet); DCA 919. 13.03g, 28mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine; mint error on date. Very Rare.