Lot 3484
New Testament Coins. Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel (14.0g) Year 87 (40/39 BCE). Laureate head of Melqart right wearing lion skin around neck. Reverse: "of Tyre the holy and inviolable". Eagle standing left with foot on prow of ship, palm branch over shoulder; In left field ΠZ = year 87 = 40/39 BCE. Hendin 1618; BMC 174. Crude style. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
The Arden Collection.
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