RPC II, 2064

 

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Coin type
Volume II
Number 2064
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Domitian
Issue Year 212
Dating AD 86/7
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ, ΤΥΡ, 𐤋𐤑𐤓, ΒΙΣ (in field)
Edition Μητροπόλεως Τύρ(ου) 𐤋𐤑𐤓 βισʹ
Translation of the Metropolis Tyre, of Tyre, 212
Reverse design club surmounted by monogram; all in oak wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.66 g
Axis 12
Reference Rouvier 2220 corr.
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2127
2 2     ✸ CGT coll.
3 3     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Savoca 154th Blue Auction, 28 Jan. 2023, lot 1042)