RPC I, 4700

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4700
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Claudius
Dating 42/3
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞΗ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ΚΡ ρξη'
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, KR(?), (year) 168
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 6.95 g
Specimens 6 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Rouvier 2114
2 2     CNG Mail Bid Sale 57, 4 Apr. 2001, lot 593
3 3     Gorny & Mosch 134, 11 Oct. 2004, lot 1577
4 4     ✸ LHS 100, 23 Apr. 2007, lot 336
5 5     Heritage 3042, 17 Sept. 2015, lot 32135
6 6     Heritage 3045, 12 Jan. 2016, lot 32178