PHOENICIA. Tyre. 80/79 BC. Silver half shekel (7.17 gm). Laureate head of Melqart right, lion skin tied around neck. TYROY IERA[S KAI] ASYLOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm branch under far wing, date ZM (year 47) above club in left field, FIL monogram in right field, Phoenician letter beth between eagle's legs. Rouvier 2031. BMC 139 var (shekel). Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. Freeman & Sear - Gemini I, Session 1, Lot: 231 Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).