phoenicia-tyre-ar-shekel-year-14-113-2-b-c
Lot 3178
Phoenicia, Tyre, AR Shekel, Year 14 (113/2 B.C.)
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Melkart / eagle on prow. MGC Ch VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5. Well struck with exceptional toning.

Private Utah Collection

Tyrian shekels have long been considered the currency comprising the infamous "thirty pieces of silver" of the New Testament.