RPC I, 4638

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4638
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Augustus
Dating 22/21 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΡΕ
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 26 mm
Axis 1, 12
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 182
2 2     O AMC 1414 = Walker, Metrology I, 575: 95%
3 3     B
4 4     ✸ Roma Numismatics 8, 28 Sept. 2014, lot 675
5 5     CNG 118, 13 Sept. 2021, lot 397