RPC I, 4619

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 4619
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Roman Republic
Dating 47/46 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, Π
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου πʹ
Translation of Tyre, sacred and inviolable, 80
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
Metal silver
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 13.32 g
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 2077
2 2     Rouvier 2060
3 3     L BMC 168