RPC I, 4687Aa

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4687Aa
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Augustus
Dating AD 3/4
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΚΘ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ΚΡ ρκθʹ
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, KR(?), (year) 129
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 17 mm
Average weight 4.60 g
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 64, 28 Nov. 2019, lot 437 = CNG EA 487, 10 Mar. 2021, lot 223