Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver 1/2 Shekel (7.05 g), ca. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. CY 47 (80/79 BC). Laureate bust of Melkart right, lion's skin tied at neck. Reverse: TYP[O]Y IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm on far wing; in left field, date (ZM) and club; in right field, Δ; between eagle's legs, 'bet'. Hendin 1619; cf. DCA Suppl. 488 (monogram in place of Δ). Traces of luster present. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $600 - UP
Ex Kenneth Brattlie Collection, from Heritage LB Signature Auction (5/31/2007), 440, lot 50031.