Province Syria Phoenice
City Tyre 
Region Phoenicia
Reign Gordian III
Obverse inscription IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion on cuirass
Reverse inscription COL TYR METRO, 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤄, ΔΙΔW
Reverse design Dido standing left, holding ruler and sceptre, behind her palm tree, on left arched gate of Carthage on which mason sits and constructs; above, murex shell; below, man digging right, with pick

Coin no. 5 of RPC VII.2, 3572

 

Reference CNG EA 498, 18 Aug. 2021, lot 240
Diameter 30
Weight 19.08
Axis 6
Note
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