DCA Tyre Release 2 Part 1

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Dated Coins of Antiquity - Tyre

2.60

Tyre, Shekel, Year 62, 65/64 BC

Tyre, Shekel, Year 62, 65/64 BC

2.61

Tyre, Shekel, Year 63, 64/63 BC

The next two shekels have the same date and monogram but different letter between the eagle’s legs.

Table 2-16. Shekel for Year 62 (ΒΞ)

Monogram

Letter Between Legs of Eagle

Weight (grams)

Source

not clear

14.01

BMC 146

Alef

14.3

No. 205)

No. 206)

American University Beirut 70 (C1331)

No. 207 ) Shekel, Year 63, ΓΞ, letter Alef between legs, 13.87 g, 29 mm, from Fitzwilliam SNG UK 408-6090

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