PHOENICIA. Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. Shekel (Silver, 27 mm, 14.21 g, 11 h), CY 67 = 60/59 BC. Laureate head of Melkart to right, lion skin tied around neck. Rev. TYPO[Y IEPAΣ] KAI AΣYΛOY Eagle standing left on prow, wings closed and with palm frond behind; to left, ΖΞ above club; to right, momogram; between the eagle's legs, 𐤀 ('A' in Punic). BMC -. DCA Tyre 231 var. (Punic letter). HGC 10, 357. Lightly toned and unusually well preserved. Minor marks and with small flan faults on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.