RPC I, 4624

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
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
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
Axis 1
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Rouvier 2063 = de Moltheim 3136
2 2     Bompois 1843
3 3     L BMC 172
4 4     Beirut-AUB Baramki 76
5 5     ✸ P: 2078A (M 5700)
6 6     CNG EA 486, 24 Feb. 2021, lot 235