PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Half Shekel (20.5mm, 6.24 g, 12h). Dated CY 108 (19/8 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right, aegis around neck / Eagle standing left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder; to left, PH (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 819; HGC 10, 358; DCA 922. Rough surfaces, off center on reverse. Fine. Very rare date.