RPC I, 4661

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4661
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Tiberius
Dating 24/5
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΝ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ΚΡ ρνʹ
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, KR(?), (year) 150
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 42 mm
Average weight 13.97 g
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B
2 2     ✸ Hirsch 314, 23 Sept. 2015, lot 2572