Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 12.10 g (4)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΔ; 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: Beirut-AUB: American University, Beirut (Lebanon) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Baramki 87 

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 12.10 g (4)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΔ; 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: Beirut-AUB: American University, Beirut (Lebanon) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Baramki 88 

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 12.10 g (4)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΔ; 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: 1944.100.72870

Diameter:  28 Weight: 13.64   Axis: 12 

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 12.10 g (4)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΔ; 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 EA 84, 3 Mar. 2004, lot 55 

Diameter:  25.1 Weight: 13.43  

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 12.10 g (4)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΔ; 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: F. Vink coll. (ex Elsen 142, 14 Sept. 2019, lot 205) 

Diameter:  25.4 Weight: 14.22   Axis: 12 

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 12.10 g (4)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΔ; 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 118, 13 Sept. 2021, lot 402 

Diameter:  20 Weight: 7.12   Axis: 1 

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 13.88 g (2)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΕ; 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 2112 

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 13.88 g (2)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΕ; 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: 1944.100.72871

Diameter:  28 Weight: 13.89   Axis: 12 

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Shekel; 13.88 g (2)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΕ; 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 MBS 81, 20 May 2009, lot 606 

Diameter:  28.2 Weight: 13.87   Axis: 12 

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Half shekel; 7.08 g (2)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΓ; 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: LHS 100, 23 Apr. 2007, lot 334 

Diameter:  20.5 Weight: 7.14  

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Half shekel; 7.08 g (2)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΓ; 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 EA 85, 17 Mar. 2004, lot 31 

Diameter:  20.5 Weight: 7.02  

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Half shekel; 7.06 g (3)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΔ; 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 240 

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Half shekel; 7.06 g (3)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΔ; 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: 2167B

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Half shekel; 7.06 g (3)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΔ; 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: LHS 100, 23 Apr. 2007, lot 335 

Diameter:  20 Weight: 7.13  

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Half shekel; 7.06 g (3)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΔ; 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 August 2009, 18 Aug. 2009, lot 4188 

Diameter:  20 Weight: 6.93  

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Half shekel; 7.06 g (3)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΔ; 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: Künker 216, 8 Oct. 2012, lot 517 

Diameter:  20.1 Weight: 7.11  

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Half shekel; 6.92 g (2)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΕ; 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 2113 = de Moltheim 3140 

Weight: 6.7  

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Half shekel; 6.92 g (2)

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

Reverse: ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΕ; 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 EA 59, 11 July 2019, lot 339 

Diameter:  20 Weight: 7.13   Axis: 12 

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Æ (15 mm); 0.00 g (0)

Obverse: veiled head of Tyche with palm, right

Reverse: ΤΥ ΙΕΡΑ ΑΣΥ, 𐤋𐤑𐤓, ΡΞΔ; palm tree

Bibliography: Rouvier 2133 

Diameter:  15

Reign: Caligula Persons:

City: Tyre Region: Phoenicia Province: Syria

Denomination: Æ (15 mm); 0.00 g (0)

Obverse: veiled head of Tyche with palm, right

Reverse: ΤΥ ΙΕΡΑ ΑΣΥ, 𐤋𐤑𐤓, ΡΞΔ; palm tree

Museum: Beirut-AUB: American University, Beirut (Lebanon) Inventory: 

Bibliography: Baramki 101 

Diameter:  15