RPC I, 4654

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4654
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Augustus
Dating AD 9/10
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΛΕ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ΚΡ ρλεʹ
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, KR(?), (year) 135
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 23 mm
Average weight 14.29 g
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     G: 5 Rouvier 2099
2 2     CNG Triton VI, 14 Jan. 2003, lot 474
3 3     Goldberg 47, 25 May 2008, lot 1274
4 4     ✸ CNG Triton IV, 5 Dec. 2000, lot 300