Phoenicia, Tyre. AR Shekel. Dated CY 22 (105/4 BC)

Phoenicia, Tyre. 126/5 BC-AD 65/6. AR Shekel (12.05g, 29mm). Dated CY 22 (105/4 BC)

Obv: Laureate head of Melkart right, lion skin around neck

Rev: Eagle standing left on prow, palm frond in background; to left, B[K] (date) above club; ΔKP monogram in right field

Ref: HGC 10, 358; DCA2 948

Note: Cleaning marks and scratches otherwise VF. The date is tentatively read as Year BK, with the letter B legible, while K remains unclear. However, based on the coin's design and the use of the ΔKP monogram around this period, the issue can be attributed more narrowly to Year 22 (126/5 BC) of the Gorgias era.

The Tyrian shekel, was renowned for its high and consistent silver content. It was widely used in trade and for payment of the annual half-shekel Temple tax in Jerusalem. Traditionally associated with the biblical Thirty Pieces of Silver, it remains one of the most historically significant silver coinages of the ancient Mediterranean.

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