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Lot # 250
Greek Asia. Phoenicia, Tyre. AR Shekel. Dated CY 47 (80/79 BC). Obv. Laureate bust of Melkart right. Rev. ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ. Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, ZM (date) above club; monogram to right, Phoenician bet between legs. DCA-Tyre 115 var. (monogram in right rev. field); Rouvier 2037; BMC 138; DCA 919; HGC 10, 357. AR. 14.31 g. 30.00 mm. Superb and lightly toned with a charming golden patina. EF.