Ancient & Islamic Coins

Greek Coinages, PHOENICIA, Tyre, Half-Shekel, yr 43 [84-3], laureate head of Melkart right, wearing lion-skin around neck, rev. τυρου ειπασ και ασυλου, eagle standing left on prow, palm frond over shoulder, γμ above club to left, δ to right, 6.93g (BMC –; SNG Copenhagen –). Small scrape on obverse, otherwise good very fine, well-centred £200-£260