RPC I, 4698

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 4698
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Claudius
Dating 40/1
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞϚ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ΚΡ ρξϛʹ
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, KR(?), (year) 166
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 6.99 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Künker eLive 55, 16 July 2019, lot 16