Lot 181
Phoenicia, Tyre, 99/98 BC. AR Shekel (14.27 g) dated year 28. Laureate head right of Melqart. Reverse: Eagle standing left; year above club in left field. Cf. BMC 114 for monogram (different date). Boldly struck, well centered on a large, round flan and delicately toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP
There is a variance by one year in translating the year inscribed on the coin to the appropriate B.C. date, depending on the reference used. Although the British Museum volume on Phoenicia was published in 1910, their collection is most comprehensive. The BMC, then, is most useful for this series.
Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2189
The Peh Family Collection.
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