Heracles Melqart

Coin

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Brenny_Kay

Name/Title

Heracles Melqart

Entry/Object ID

037

Mintage

Mint

Tyre

Date made

86 CE - 87 CE

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

laureate head of Heracles (Melqart) with lion skin knotted about neck, r.

Reverse

Description

Club surmounted by monogram ΤΥΡ; in field, Phoenician letters לצר (‘of Tyre’); all in oak wreath

Transcription

ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕWΣ, ΒΙΣ (in field)

Grading

Grade

2

Grader

Brenny Kay

Dimensions

Diameter

21.65 mm

Weight

5.94 g

Composition

Material

Bronze

Web Links and URLs

https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/2/2064