RPC I, 4696

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4696
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Caligula
Dating 38/9
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, r.
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΔ
Reverse design eagle standing, l., on prow of galley, and with palm on wing; to l., club; date in Greek numbers, with monogram or Greek letters; below eagle, Phoenician letter
Metal Silver
Average diameter 20 mm
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 240
2 2     P: 2167B
3 3     LHS 100, 23 Apr. 2007, lot 335
4 4     Stack's Coin Galleries August 2009, 18 Aug. 2009, lot 4188
5 5     ✸ Künker 216, 8 Oct. 2012, lot 517