RPC I, 4709


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/4709 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	I
Number	4709
Province	Syria
Region	Phoenicia
City	Tyre
Reign	Augustus
Dating	6/5 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design	laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription	ΤΥΡ, 𐤋𐤑𐤓, ΡΚΑ
Edition	Τύρ(ου) 𐤋𐤑𐤓 ρκα'
Translation	of Tyre, of Tyre, (year) 121
Reverse design	club surmounted by monogram; all in wreath
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	23 mm
Average weight	9.93 g
Axis	1
Specimens	3 (1 in the core collections)