711. Tyre. Year 126 (1 BC/1 AD). AR Shekel (14.21 gm). Laureate bust of Melkart right / Eagle standing left on prow; date and club to left, KP and monogram to right, uncertain letter between legs. BMC Phoenicia -; RPC I I 4650. Good VF, some small nicks and gouges. Rare.($600) A rare coin from what could be called "year zero" of the Christian millenium, the traditional birthdate of Christ. There are only three specimens cited in RPC for this year. CNG Mail bid sale #58, 18 Sept 2001, lot 711. Lot sold for $680. Used by permission of CNG, www.historicalcoins.com