RPC I, 4689

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4689
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Tiberius
Dating 18/19
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΜΔ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ΚΡ ρμδʹ
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, KR(?), (year) 144
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 24 mm
Average weight 6.51 g
Axis 12
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Rouvier 2104
2 2     L BMC 237
3 3     NY: 1944.100.72865
4 4     ✸ R. Effler coll.