Phoenicia, Tyre AR Shekel. Dated CY 45 = 82/1 BC. Laureate bust of Melkart to right / ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing to left on prow, palm behind; EM(date) above club to left; monogram to right, 'bet' (Phoenician B) between legs. DCA Tyre (release 2) 163; DCA 919; BMC 136; HGC 10, 357. 14.25g, 32mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine; minor scratches to obv., wonderful old cabinet tone. Extremely Rare with this date; only four other examples on CoinArchives.

From A Lady's Winged Horse Collection;
Ex El Medina Collection, Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 479, 21 October 2020, lot 67;
Privately purchased from John Cummings.