Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction 14-21 Aug 2023
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SYRIA. Phoenicia. Tyre. AR Shekel (13.71 gms), dated CY 53 (74/3 B.C.). NGC Ch EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5. Edge Filing.
HGC-10, 357. Obverse: Laureate head of Melkart right, with lion skin around neck; Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ΓΝ (date) above club; Z to right; Phoenician B between legs. Pleasingly toned and still with some enchanting brilliance around the devices, this well struck example offers clear details and serves as an excellent representation of this popular Biblical type.
Estimate: $1000 - $1500
HGC-10, 357. Obverse: Laureate head of Melkart right, with lion skin around neck; Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, ΓΝ (date) above club; Z to right; Phoenician B between legs. Pleasingly toned and still with some enchanting brilliance around the devices, this well struck example offers clear details and serves as an excellent representation of this popular Biblical type.
Estimate: $1000 - $1500