TYRE SILVER SHEKEL – ATTRACTIVE ISSUE OF YEAR 53 (74/3 BC) – CHOICE XF NGC GRADED GREEK PHOENICIAN BIBLICAL COIN (Inv. 20745)

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20745. PHOENICIA. TYRE.
Silver Shekel, 14.23 g, 30 mm. Issue dated Tyre year 53 (74/3 BC).
Obv. Laureate head of Melkart right, within dotted border. Rev. TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, eagle standing left on prow, ΓΝ (date) above club in left field, Z control monogram in right field, Phoenician letter B between legs.
DCA Tyre Supplement Release 2, 189.
NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, struck on a broad planchet with an exceptional and expressive head of Melkart, an impressive overall depiction.