RPC I, 4672

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4672
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Claudius
Dating 46/7
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΟΒ
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 26 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Beirut-AUB Baramki 89 = Rouvier 2117
2 2     L BMC 207 = Walker, Metrology I, 582: 95.50%
3 3     L BMC 208 = Walker, Metrology I, 583: 95.25%
4 4     ✸ NY: 1944.100.72874
5 5     Lanz 135, 21 May 2007, lot 375
6 6     CNG Mail Bid Sale 57, 4 Apr. 2001, lot 595