RPC I, 4644


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/4644 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	I
Number	4644
Province	Syria
Region	Phoenicia
City	Tyre
Reign	Augustus
Dating	13/12 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design	laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription	ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΙΔ
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	30 mm
Axis	12
Specimens	8 (6 in the core collections)