RPC I, 4671

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4671
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Claudius
Dating 45/6
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΟΑ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ΚΡ ροαʹ
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, KR(?), (year) 171
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 13.65 g
Axis 12
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Rouvier 2116
2 2     G: 7
3 3     NY: 1944.100.72873
4 4     ✸ F. Vink coll.