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PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR shekel (25mm, 14.29 gm, 1h). NGC AU 2/5 - 5/5. Dated Civic Year 136 (AD 10/11). Laureate bust of Melqart right, lion skin tied around neck / ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ-ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing left on prow, palm over right wing; PΛϚ (date) above club in left field left, KP above MPΦ monogram in right, Phoenician aleph between legs. DCA Tyre -, cf. 488 (Phoenician bet between legs). A lovely example of this rare date, with delicate peachy toning across the surfaces.
From the Historical Scholar Collection
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PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR shekel (25mm, 14.29 gm, 1h). NGC AU 2/5 - 5/5. Dated Civic Year 136 (AD 10/11). Laureate bust of Melqart right, lion skin tied around neck / ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ-ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing left on prow, palm over right wing; PΛϚ (date) above club in left field left, KP above MPΦ monogram in right, Phoenician aleph between legs. DCA Tyre -, cf. 488 (Phoenician bet between legs). A lovely example of this rare date, with delicate peachy toning across the surfaces.
From the Historical Scholar Collection
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-phoenicia-tyre-ca-126-5-bc-ad-65-6-ar-shekel-25mm-1429-gm-1h-ngc-au-2-5-5-5/a/61288-95103.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61288-09182022
HID02906262019
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