RPC I, 4632

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4632
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Augustus
Dating 31/30 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ϘϚ
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 28 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 9 (6 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Rouvier 2073
2 2     P: 2086 Rouvier 2074
3 3     P: 2087 Rouvier 2075
4 4     L BMC 179
5 5     L BMC 180
6 6     NY: 1944.100.72852
7 7     ✸ NY: 1944.100.72853
8 8     CNG Mail Bid Sale 60, 22 May 2002, lot 940
9 9     Roma Numismatics EA 69, 16 Apr. 2020, lot 556