Province Syria Phoenice
City Tyre 
Region Phoenicia
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Obverse inscription IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL TYRO METRO
Reverse design Fortuna-Astarte standing facing, raising right arm on trophy and holding sceptre, left foot on rock; to right, Victory standing on column, left, crowning Fortuna-Astarte; at feet, murex shell and a small statue of Marsyas, carrying wineskin over shoulder, and sometimes ambrosial rock

Coin no. 4 of RPC IX, 2027

 

Museum Sainte Anne monastery, Jerusalem
Inventory no.
Reference Rouvier 2479
Diameter 26
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