RPC I, 4687

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4687
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Augustus
Dating 10/9 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΙΖ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ΚΡ ριζʹ
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, KR(?), (year) 117
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 20 mm
Average weight 6.90 g
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C SNG 6093
2 2     ✸ CNG Mail Bid Sale 57, 4 Apr. 2001, lot 590