SYRIA. Phoenicia. Tyre. AR Shekel (14.29 gms), dated CY 10 (117/6 B.C.). NGC Ch EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5. HGC-10, 357. Obverse: Laureate head of Melkart right, with lion skin around neck; Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, LI (date) above club; ZB to right; Phoenician B between legs. Quite pleasingly toned, this example offers a solid strike with a particularly bold impression for the portrait of Melkart.