RPC I, 4678

 

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4678
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Nero
Dating 54/5
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΠ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ΚΡ ρπʹ
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, KR(?), (year) 180
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 weight 13.24 g
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Beirut-AUB Baramki 90
2 2     B