SYRIA. Phoenicia. Tyre. AR Shekel (14.30 gms), dated CY 172 (A.D. 46/7). NGC Ch EF, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 5/5. 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, POB (date) above club; to right, KP above Θ above monogram; Phoenician A between legs. Lightly toned and fairly pleasingly struck, this example yields a clear date and emanates from just over a decade following Christs crucifixion.
