RPC I, 4624


Image of specimen #5

Coin type
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Volume	I
Number	4624
Province	Syria
Region	Phoenicia
City	Tyre
Reign	Roman Republic
Dating	42/41 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design	laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription	ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΠΕ
Edition	Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου πεʹ Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου πεʹ
Translation	of sacred and inviolable Tyre, (year) 85
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	29 mm
Average weight	13.58 g
Axis	1
Specimens	6 (2 in the core collections)