RPC IV.3, 6818 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6818 (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 ΒϘϹ ΤΥΡ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕωΣ 𐤋𐤑𐤓
Edition βϙσʹ Τύρου ἱερᾶς μητροπόλεως 𐤋𐤑𐤓 βϙσʹ Τύρ(ου) ἱερᾶς μητροπόλεως 𐤋𐤑𐤓
Translation 292, of Tyre, the sacred metropolis, of Tyre
Reverse design galley, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.65 g
Axis 12
Reference Rouvier 2201
Specimens 11 (9 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P Bab 2179
2 2     P: 1965/765 (ex coll. Henry Seyrig)
3 3     Ex private coll. P. Schroeder, Beirut
4 4     P: Duplicates
5 5     Mu: 37
6 6     NY: 1941.131.1034
7 7     NY: 1944.100.73068
8 8     NY: 1944.100.73069
9 9     NY: 1944.100.73070
10 10     NY: 1961.154.305
11 11     N. Labitzke coll.