RPC II, 2065

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 2065
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Domitian
Issue Year 219
Dating AD 93/4
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ, ΤΥΡ, 𐤋𐤑𐤓, ΘΙΣ (in field)
Edition Μητροπόλεως Τύρ(ου) 𐤋𐤑𐤓 θισʹ
Translation of the Metropolis Tyre, of Tyre, 219
Reverse design club surmounted by monogram; all in oak wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 11.20 g
Axis 12
Reference Rouvier 2221
Specimens 4 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2130
2 2     ✸ L: 1906,0712.117 BMC 288
3 3     L: 1900,0707.198 BMC 289
4 4     B: 928/1904