Shekels and Half-Shekels of Tyre

mrbrklyn · Aug 15, 2012

silver shekel tyre1 NGC Ancients: Shekels and Half Shekels of Tyre A Brief SurveyThough shekels were struck during the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. by several rulers of Tyre, a city of ancient Phoenicia, the most important type was struck for almost two centuries, between c.126/5 BC and c.AD 65/66. This coin features on the obverse a portrait of Melkart, the Punic equivalent of the Greek hero Heracles (Hercules). Its reverse shows an eagle with a palm branch over its shoulder, standing on the prow of a ship. Additionally, in the reverse field there are various control symbols and a date represented by one or more Greek letters.
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