Province Syria Phoenice
City Tyre 
Region Phoenicia
Reign Trebonianus Gallus
Obverse inscription IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Volusian, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL TYRO METRO, ΔΙ-Δω
Reverse design (Dido building Carthage) Dido standing left, holding rule and sceptre, in front a city gate; above the gate, a mason at work; below, a man to right digging with a pick; in field above, murex shell; on right palm tree

Coin no. 1 of RPC IX, 2020

 

Museum British Museum, London (UK)
Inventory no.
Reference BMC 447
Diameter 27
Weight 16.66
Axis 12
Note