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Tetradrachm Tyrian Shekel
| Issuer | Tyre |
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| Year | 126 BC - 56 AD |
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| Reference(s) | GCV#5918, BMC Greek#44-212, RPC I#4644cf, Hendin 5th#1618, Hendin 5th#1620 |
| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Melqart (the Phoenician Herakles), facing right, with strongly modelled features including a prominent nose and short beard, the hair rendered in thick, naturalistic curls beneath a wreath of laurel leaves. The portrait displays the vigorous Hellenistic style characteristic of late Seleucid-influenced Phoenician coinage. A dotted border encircles the entire obverse field. No legend appears on the obverse, the design relying solely on the powerful effigy to convey civic and divine authority. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ LΒ Fp (Translation: From Tyre the Holy and Sacred Asylum. Year 2) |
| Edge | Plain |
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