בידספיריט | SILVER SHEKEL OF TYRE, 48

SILVER SHEKEL OF TYRE, 48 BCE. - 14.30 gr. Obv.:Head of Melqart to r. laureate. Rev.: Eagle standing to l, on prow of ship, palm branch over right wing; on left, club and year OH = 78 = 48 BCE. Phoenician letter between legs; on right, monogram BN. Inscr.: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ ”Tyre the Holy and Sacred Asylum”. About Extremely Fine. Ex Sasson family coll. (since 1925).