Ancients
PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR shekel (27mm, 14.23 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5. Dated Civic Year 134 (AD 8/9). Laureate bust of Melqart right / TYPOY IEPAΣ-KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; PΛΔ(date) above club in left field; KP over ΦΔNA monogram to right, bet (Phoenician) between legs. DCA Tyre 483. RPC I, 4653A. Delicately toned on a bright lustrous flan.
From the Historical Scholar Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Auction 63 (21 May 2003), lot 705; Harlan Berk, Buy or Bid Sale 125 (27 February 2002), lot 202
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD