RPC I, 4693

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4693
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Tiberius
Dating 33/4
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΝΘ
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 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B
2 2     ✸ Gemini 14, 18 Apr. 2018, lot 268