PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 126/5 BC-AD 67/8. AR shekel (24mm, 14.54 gm, 1h). NGC AU S 4/5 - 5/5. Dated Civic Year 171 (AD 45/6). Laureate head of Melqart right, lion skin around neck / TYPOY IEPAΣ-KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm over right wing; POA (date) above club in left field; KP above Θ/MY monogram in right field; Phoenician bet between legs. DCA Tyre 639. DCA 920. Light golden toning adds even more eye appeal to this already very attractive specimen struck from artistic dies.

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