SH10967. Silver shekel, Prieur 1408; RPC I 4652; Hendin 919; BMC Phoenicia p. 248, 197; Cohen DCA 920-130 (C), EF, attractive style, weight 14.30g, maximum diameter 24.91mm, die axis 0
o, 4 - 5 A.D.; 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, date PΛ (year 130) over club on l, KP over EPH monogram on right, Phoenician letter bet between legs; previously graded and encapsulated by ICG as EF45, but now removed from the capsule (ICG slip with the grade will be included with the coin);
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