Phoenicia, Tyre, Silver Didrachm or Half-Shekel

(6.99g), Year 162/3 = 36/7 A.D., Laureate head of Melqart, right / Eagle standing left, generous flan allows for full strike. Cf. SNG Cop 323. This denomination was accepted for the Temple Tax in Jerusalem.

Ex. Isfia Hoard, Mt. Carmel, Israel, 1960. Included is a copy of the coin's 1998 bill of sale naming the provenance.

Toned VF with hints of iridescence on the reverse.