RPC II, 2057

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 2057
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Domitian
Issue Year 220
Dating AD 94/5
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ, ΚΣ, ΤΥΡ, 𐤋𐤑𐤓
Edition Μητροπόλεως Τύρ(ου) 𐤋𐤑𐤓 κσʹ
Translation Metropolis, 202, of Tyre, of Tyre
Reverse design club surmounted by monogram; all in oak wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 13.95 g
Reference Rouvier 2222
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 2133 Luynes 3232
2 2     Naville Numismatics 85, 19 Nov. 2023, lot 219