RPC IV.3, 6808 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6808 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Issue 'Pseudo-autonomous'
Dating c. 161–180
Obverse inscription
Obverse design turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche, right; to left, palm-branch; to right, murex-shell
Reverse inscription ΑϘϹ ΤΥΡ ΙΕΡΑϹ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕωϹ 𐤋𐤑𐤓
Edition αϙσʹ Τύρου ἱερᾶς μητροπόλεως 𐤋𐤑𐤓 αϙσʹ Τύρ(ου) ἱερᾶς μητροπόλεως 𐤋𐤑𐤓
Translation 291, of Tyre, sacred, metropolis, of Tyre
Reverse design galley, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.73 g
Axis 12
Reference Rouvier 2200
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P Bab 2178 = Rouvier 2200, both date as 'ΑϞС', i.e. year 291 = 165/6
2 2     ✸ V: GR 22335, perhaps similar type with ΑϞС , i.e. year 291 = 165/6