RPC I, 4642


Image of specimen #4

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/4642 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	I
Number	4642
Province	Syria
Region	Phoenicia
City	Tyre
Reign	Augustus
Dating	16/15 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design	laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, r.
Reverse inscription	ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΡΙΑ
Reverse design	eagle standing, l., on prow of galley, and with palm on wing; to l., club; date in Greek numbers, with monogram or Greek letters; below eagle, Phoenician letter
Metal	Silver
Average diameter	26 mm
Average weight	13.98 g
Axis	12
Specimens	4
Note	The letters ΚΡ occur occasionally, or in the form of ΚΑΡ on the reverse.