RPC I, 4702A

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4702A
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Claudius
Dating 46/7
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΟΒ
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 19 mm
Axis 1
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CNG EA 487, 10 Mar. 2021, lot 227
2 2     Brisbane: 231