Province Syria
City Tyre 
Region Phoenicia
Reign Trajan
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles-Melqarth (lightly bearded) with lion skin, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ (in lines)
Reverse design club; to left, ΗΛΣ; To right, Phoenician letters לצר (‘of Tyre’); all in oak wreath

Coin no. 2 of RPC III, 3888A

 

Museum Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen (Denmark)
Inventory no.
Reference SNG 340
Diameter
Weight 9.24
Axis 12
Note formerly 3888/5
Addition Additional coin (post publication)