RPC I, 4625

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4625
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Roman Republic
Dating 41/40 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΠϚ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου πϛʹ
Translation of Tyre, sacred and inviolable, (year) 86
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 14.12 g
Axis 12
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 173
2 2     NY: 1944.100.72848
3 3     Rouvier 2063
4 4     ✸ P: 2078B (M 5701)