Ancients
PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR shekel (28mm, 14.37 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 4/5. Dated Civic Year 20 (107/6 BC). Laureate bust of Melqart right, lion skin tied around neck / ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ-ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing left on prow, palm over right wing; LK (date) above club in left field left, HAP monogram in right; bet (Phoenician) between legs. DCA Tyre 58. Stuck on a beautiful cabinet flan with hints of rainbow toning throughout.
From the Historical Scholar Collection. Ex Ponterio & Associates, private sale with old dealer tag
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD