Ancients
PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR shekel (24mm, 14.00 gm, 12h). NGC VF 4/5 - 3/5, scratches. Dated Civic Year 146 (AD 20/1). Laureate bust of Melqart right, lion skin tied around neck / ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ-ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing left on prow, palm over right wing; PMϚ (date) above club in left field left, KP over ΠΛΩ monogram in right, Phoenician bet between legs. DCA Tyre 525. Gorgeous cabinet toning with hues of cerulean blue and apricot throughout.
From the Historical Scholar Collection
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