RPC I, 4657

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4657
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Tiberius
Dating 18/19
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΜΔ
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 26 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 10 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Rouvier 2102
2 2     Rouvier 2103
3 3     L BMC 199
4 4     ✸ NY: 1944.100.72863
5 5     V: GR 22301
6 6     B
7 7     Savoca Silver 38, 2 Nov. 2019, lot 128
8 8     Heritage CICF Signature Sale 3032, 10 Apr. 2014, lot 23351
9 9     NY: 1944.100.72864
10 10     Brisbane: 2007