RPC I, 4650

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4650
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Augustus
Dating 1 BC/AD 1
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΚϚ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἄσυλου ΚΡ ρκϛʹ
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, KR(?), (year) 126
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 28 mm
Average weight 13.93 g
Axis 1, 12
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Note ΡΚΖ = AD 1/2 is cited by Rouvier 2094 (ex Mionnet 525).

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Rouvier 2092
2 2     P: 2101 Rouvier 2093
3 3     NY: 1944.100.72862
4 4     ✸ Roma Numismatics 4, 30 Sept. 2012, lot 409