RPC I, 4647C

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 4647C
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Augustus
Dating 5/4 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΚΒ
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
Axis 1
Reference 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     ✸ Heritage NYINC Signature Sale 3037, 4 Jan. 2015, lot 30932