Important Ancient Coins

GREEK COINAGES, Phoenicia, TYRE, Shekel, yr. 170 [AD 44/5], laureate head of Melkart right, rev. ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΖΥΩΟΥ / ΠΟ ΚΡ, eagle standing left on prow, monogram to right, club to left, 14.34g/12h (RPC 4670; Meshorer, AJC II, pp.7-9 [Jerusalem]; Hendin 919 [Jerusalem]). Extremely fine and attractively toned, very rare £500-700

For the identification by Meshorer of the Tyre KP issue as the mint of Jerusalem see RPC pp.655-6.