Gemini III, January 9th, 2007



                  Lot # 244 - Auction is closed.Estimate: US$400 / Price 
                  Realized: US$325 
                  PHOENICIA. Tyre. Silver half shekel 



             



            PHOENICIA. Tyre. 125/4 BC. Silver half shekel (7.06 gm). Laureate 
            bust of Melqart right, with lion skin tied around neck / [TÕÑOÕ 
            IEÑAÓ]—KAI AÓÕËOÕ, eagle standing left on prow, palm branch under 
            far wing, LB above club in left field, ÃÐÑ monogram(?) in right 
            field, Phoenician letter before left claw. Cf. BMC Phoenicia 45 
            (shekel). Very fine/fine. 




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  ... Lot 244 sold for high bid of $325 [ $373.75, or approx 288.90875 EUR, 190.6125 GBP including the 15% buyers fee.] 


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