RPC I, 4667

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4667
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Caligula
Dating 37/8
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΓ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ΚΡ ρξγʹ
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, KR(?), (year) 163
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 13.83 g
Axis 12
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

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