RPC I, 4664

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4664
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Tiberius
Dating 34/5
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΞ
Edition Τύρου ἱερᾶς καὶ ἀσύλου ΚΡ ρξʹ
Translation of sacred and inviolable Tyre, KR(?), (year) 160
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
Average weight 14.31 g
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Beirut-AUB Baramki 86
2 2     B
3 3     ✸ CNG EA 124, 12 Oct. 2005, lot 102