RPC I, 4647A

 

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4647A
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Augustus
Dating 9/8 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΙΗ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ΚΡ ριηʹ
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, KR(?), (year) 118
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
Reference Qumrân no. 153, trade hoard
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Qumrân no. 153