RPC I, 4643

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4643
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Augustus
Dating 14/13 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΙΓ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ΚΡ ριγʹ
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, KR(?), (year) 113
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 25 mm
Average weight 14.05 g
Axis 1
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2093 Rouvier 2084
2 2     P: 2094 Rouvier 2085
3 3     B
4 4     Morton & Eden 104, 14 Nov. 2019, lot 106
5 5     Naville Numismatics 19, 13 Dec. 2015, lot 90
6 6     ✸ Roma Numismatics 8, 28 Sept. 2014, lot 680