RPC I, 4638A


Image of specimen #5

Coin type
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Volume	I
Number	4638A
Province	Syria
Region	Phoenicia
City	Tyre
Reign	Augustus
Dating	21/20 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design	laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription	ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΡϚ
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	40 mm
Axis	1
Reference	Qumrân 92, 95–6, 99
Specimens	5 (0 in the core collections)
Addition	Additional coin-type (post publication)