Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver 1/2 Shekel (7.01 g), ca. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. CY 138 (AD 12/3). 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 (PΛH) and club; in right field, KP and monogram; between eagle's legs, 'aleph'. Hendin 1621; DCA Suppl. 529. Lightly toned. Very Fine. Estimate Value $600 - 700
From the S. Moussaieff Collection.