בידספיריט | HALF SILVER SHEKEL OF TYRE,

HALF SILVER SHEKEL OF TYRE, 18 CE.  - 6.36 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 PMΔ 144 (= 18 CE), on right, monograms. Inscr: (ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ) ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ ”Tyre the Holy and Sacred Asylum”. With very nice black patina. Very Fine. Ex Menashe Landman coll., Haifa.