RPC I, 4709

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4709
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Augustus
Dating 6/5 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡ, 𐤋𐤑𐤓, ΡΚΑ
Reverse design club surmounted by monogram; all in wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 1
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Rouvier 2209
2 2     ✸ P: 2099
3 3     Roma Numismatics EA 114, 23 Nov. 2023, lot 471