Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 14.12 g (2)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΙϚ; 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

Museum: L: British Museum, London (UK) Inventory: 

Bibliography: BMC 194 

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 14.12 g (2)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΙϚ; 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

Bibliography: Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) Jan. 2020 NYINC, 17 Jan. 2020, lot 20055 

Diameter:  25.2 Weight: 14.02  

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 14.17 g (2)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΙΖ; 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

Bibliography: Rouvier 2090 

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 0.00 g (0)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΙΗ; 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

Bibliography: Qumrân no. 153 

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 14.04 g (1)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΚΒ; 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

Bibliography: Heritage NYINC Signature Sale 3037, 4 Jan. 2015, lot 30932 

Diameter:  25 Weight: 14.04   Axis: 1 

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 14.17 g (2)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΙΖ; 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

Museum: O: Oxford, Ashmolean Museum (UK) Inventory: 

Bibliography: AMC 1496 = Walker, Metrology I, 577: 94% 

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 14.17 g (2)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΙΖ; 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

Museum: NY: American Numismatic Society, New York (USA) Inventory: 1944.100.72861

Diameter:  30 Weight: 14.15   Axis: 12 

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 14.17 g (2)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΙΖ; 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

Bibliography: Gorny & Mosch 160, 9 Oct. 2007, lot 1659 

Diameter:  30 Weight: 14.19  

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 13.94 g (1)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΚΓ; 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

Museum: L: British Museum, London (UK) Inventory: 

Bibliography: BMC 195 

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 13.94 g (1)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΚΓ; 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

Bibliography: CNG 54, 14 June 2000, lot 815 

Diameter:  43.1 Weight: 13.94  

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 14.27 g (1)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΚΕ; 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

Museum: L: British Museum, London (UK) Inventory: 

Bibliography: BMC 196 

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 14.27 g (1)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΚΕ; 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

Bibliography: Stack's Coin Galleries December 2004, 14 Dec. 2004, lot 221 

Diameter:  42.3 Weight: 14.27  

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 14.02 g (2)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΚΗ; 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

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 2012A (M 5704)

Weight: 13.74  

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 14.27 g (1)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΚΖ; 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

Bibliography: Peus 424, 15 May 2019, lot 178 

Diameter:  40.9 Weight: 14.27  

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 13.93 g (2)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΚϚ; 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

Bibliography: Rouvier 2092 

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 13.93 g (2)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΚϚ; 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

Museum: P: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France) Inventory: 2101

Bibliography: Rouvier 2093 

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 14.02 g (2)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΚΗ; 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

Bibliography: Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 14, 21 June 2007, lot 279 

Diameter:  23 Weight: 14.29  

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 13.93 g (2)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΚϚ; 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

Museum: NY: American Numismatic Society, New York (USA) Inventory: 1944.100.72862

Diameter:  30 Weight: 13.77   Axis: 12 

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 13.93 g (2)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΚϚ; 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

Bibliography: Roma Numismatics 4, 30 Sept. 2012, lot 409 

Diameter:  25 Weight: 14.08   Axis: 1 

Reign: Augustus Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 13.69 g (1)

Obverse: laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΚΘ; 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

Museum: B: Berlin, Staatliche Museen (Germany) Inventory: 

Weight: 13.69