RPC I, 4626

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 4626
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Roman Republic
Dating 40/39 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΠΖ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου πζʹ
Translation of Tyre, sacred and inviolable, 87
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 22 mm
Average weight 13.97 g
Specimens 6 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 2079 Rouvier 2065
2 2     P: 2080 Rouvier 2066
3 3     L BMC 174
4 4     L BMC 175
5 5     V: GR 22300
6 6     Ars Time e1, 25 Apr. 2013, lot 34