RPC I, 4643

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4643
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Augustus
Dating 14/13 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΙΓ
Reverse design eagle standing, left, on prow of galley, and with palm on wing; to left, club; date in Greek numbers, with monogram or Greek letters; below eagle, Phoenician letter
Metal silver
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 1
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2093 Rouvier 2084
2 2     P: 2094 Rouvier 2085
3 3     B
4 4     Morton & Eden 104, 14 Nov. 2019, lot 106
5 5     Naville Numismatics 19, 13 Dec. 2015, lot 90
6 6     ✸ Roma Numismatics 8, 28 Sept. 2014, lot 680