RPC I, 4672A

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 4672A
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Claudius
Dating 47/8
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΟΓ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ΚΡ ρογʹ
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, KR(?), (year) 173
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 22 mm
Average weight 14.03 g
Reference Levy
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CNG Mail Bid Sale 66, 19 May 2004, lot 706