RPC I, 4683

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 4683
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Augustus
Dating 27/26 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, Ρ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ρʹ Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ρʹ
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, (year) 100
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 21 mm
Average weight 6.71 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Rouvier 2077
2 2     ✸ Roma E-Sale 41, 2 Dec. 2017, lot 336