Lot 2349

Description

Phoenicia, Tyre, (92/1 BC), silver shekel, (14.22 g), dated CY 35, obv. laureate head of Melkart right, wearing lion skin around neck, rev. Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over far shoulder, club in left field, E**L* above, M in right field, Phoenician letter between legs, **TUROU IERAS KAI ASULAOU* around, dotted border, (HGC 10 357, cf. Rouvier 2021 (monogram), cf. BMC 126-127 (monogram). Evenly toned, nearly extremely fine.