RPC I, 4716

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4716
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Claudius
Dating 53/4
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡ, 𐤋𐤑𐤓, ΡΟΘ
Edition Τύρ(ου) 𐤋𐤑𐤓 ροθ'
Translation of Tyre, of Tyre, (year) 179
Reverse design club surmounted by monogram; all in wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average weight 11.04 g
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Rouvier 2212
2 2     ✸ P: 2111