JD79296. Silver half shekel, Prieur 1447 (1 spec.), RPC I 4683, Rouvier 2077, Cohen DCA 921 (R3), HGC 10 358, Hendin 6651, Baramki AUB -, F, toned, slightly off-center, die wear, lamination defects, Phoenicia, Tyre (Lebanon) mint, weight 6.103g, maximum diameter 22.3mm, die axis 0
o, 27 - 26 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Melqart right, lion's skin knotted around neck; reverse TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY (of Tyre the holy and inviolable), eagle standing left, head left, wings closed, right talon on war galley ram, palm frond transverse right behind, P (year 100) over club left, monogram (control) right, Phoenician letter (control) between legs;
rare date;
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