PHOENICIA. Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. Shekel (Silver, 27 mm, 13.07 g, 12 h), CY 129 = AD 3/4. Laureate head of Melkart to right, lion skin tied around neck. Rev. TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond in background; to left, PΛΖ above club; to right, KP above monogram; between legs, 𐤀 (A in Punic). DCA Tyre 462. HGC 10, 357. RPC I 4651. Removed from NGC encapsulation 4625123-006, graded Choice F (Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5). Struck from worn dies, otherwise, fine.
From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, ex Heritage 3063, 16 January 2018, 33263.
Price realized | 460 CHF |
Starting price | 50 CHF |