9080

Creator

Preview

Period

Roman Empire

Ruler

Domitian (81-96 AD)

Mint

Tyre

Province or Region

Phoenicia

Date

80/81 AD

Metal

Bronze

Denomination

22

Weight

10.6g

Obverse Description

Head of Heracles (Melqart), right; laureate.

Reverse Description

In oak wreath: Club, surmounated by monogram of Tyre; in field, Phoenician letters "of Tyre". Date in field: ϚΣ (Year 206=80/81 AD)

Comments

From C.C. Vermeule Collection. Identification not completely confirmed.

Publisher

Pepperdine University Libraries

Digital Collection

The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land

Credit Line

The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives

Document Type

Article