RPC I, 4660

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4660
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Tiberius
Dating 22/3
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΜΗ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ΚΡ ρμηʹ
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, KR(?), (year) 148
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
Average weight 13.08 g
Axis 1
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 202
2 2     CNG EA 71, 20 Aug. 2003, lot 19
3 3     ✸ Roma Numismatics E-Live 1, 25 July 2018, lot 218