RPC I, 4699

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4699
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Claudius
Dating 41/2
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΖ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ρξζ'
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, (year) 167
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 21 mm
Average weight 6.50 g
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 241
2 2     ✸ Künker 158, 28 Sept. 2009, lot 340