PHOENICIA. Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. Shekel (Silver, 29 mm,

PHOENICIA. Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. Shekel (Silver, 29 mm, 14.21 g, 12 h), CY 145 = AD 19/20. Laureate head of Melkart to right, lion skin tied around neck. Rev. TYPOY IEPAΣ [KAI A]ΣYΛOY Eagle standing left on prow, wings closed and with palm frond behind; to left, ΡME above club; to right, KP above monogram of MAPφ. DCA Tyre 517. HGC 10, 357. RPC I 4663. Nicely toned. Somewhat double struck, otherwise, very fine.


From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, formed since summer 1991.