Province Syria
City Tyre 
Region Phoenicia
Reign Roman Republic
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ϘΓ
Reverse design eagle standing, left, on prow of galley, and with palm on wing; to left, club; date in Greek numbers, with monogram or Greek letters; below eagle, Phoenician letter

Coin no. 4 of RPC I, 4629A

 

Reference Qumrân no. 48
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Find URI https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/7692
Addition Additional coin (post publication)