Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver 1/2 Shekel (6.91 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: TYPOY [IEPAΣ] KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm on far wing; in left field, date (L ZM) and club; in right field, monogram; between eagle's legs, 'aleph'. Hendin 1619; DCA Suppl. 487. Struck on a nice broad flan. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP
Ex Kenneth Brattlie Collection.