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
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)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Rouvier 2077
2 2     ✸ Roma E-Sale 41, 2 Dec. 2017, lot 336