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Electronic Auction 320 12 February 2014
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (24mm, 14.26 g, 12h). Uncertain date. Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder; to left, date above [club]; to right, KP(?) above monogram; [?] between legs. DCA 919 or 920; HGC 10, 357. VF, lightly toned. Good metal.
The engraving of the legends, dates, and monograms is quite crude, with large pellets outlining the principal points of the letters/controls. Indeed, some pellets do not form a part of any letters/controls, suggesting that they were not fully engraved. This cataloguer initially read the date as P/IA (year 111), but the KP control to the right (if that is what is found on our coin) does not appear until year 113.
The engraving of the legends, dates, and monograms is quite crude, with large pellets outlining the principal points of the letters/controls. Indeed, some pellets do not form a part of any letters/controls, suggesting that they were not fully engraved. This cataloguer initially read the date as P/IA (year 111), but the KP control to the right (if that is what is found on our coin) does not appear until year 113.