RPC I, 4653


Image of specimen #6

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/4653 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	I
Number	4653
Province	Syria
Region	Phoenicia
City	Tyre
Reign	Augustus
Dating	AD 5/6
Obverse inscription
Obverse design	laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription	ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΛΑ
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	22 mm
Specimens	6 (2 in the core collections)