RPC I, 4654C

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4654C
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Augustus
Dating AD 12/13
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, ΚΡ, ΡΛΗ
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 1
Reference trade hoard
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CNG EA 458, 18 Dec. 2019, lot 165
2 2     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 39, 26 Aug. 2017, lot 345