RPC I, 4693A

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 4693A
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Tiberius
Dating 34/5
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ΚΡ ρξʹ
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, KR(?), (year) 160
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 7.06 g
Reference Princeton
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Hirsch 355, Feb. 2020, lot 1876