PHOENICIA, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (29mm, 13.64 g, 1h). Dated CY 78 (49/8 BC). Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck / Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, OH (date) above club; monogram to right; Phoenician A between legs. DCA-Tyre 257 var. (letter between legs; same obv. die as illustration); HGC 10, 357; DCA 921. Rough surfaces, numerous cleaning marks, subsurface corrosion on reverse. Near VF.


Closing Date and Time: 21 February 2024 at 10:42:00 ET.

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