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Coin of Tyre with bust of Melqarth
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 130–131
Mint: Syria, Tyre
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 24.5 mm. Weight: 10.67 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number68.785
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Melqarth right, lionskin knotted around his neck.
Reverse: Within oak wreath, club downwards.
Handle of club ends in monogram of Tyre.
Inscription in Greek around. In field, mixture of Greek and Phoenician letters.
Reverse: Within oak wreath, club downwards.
Handle of club ends in monogram of Tyre.
Inscription in Greek around. In field, mixture of Greek and Phoenician letters.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: R. Cyril Lockett Collection; by 1961: with Glendining & Co. Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W. 1 (auction of the R. Cyril Lockett Collection, part XII, February 21-23, 1961, lot 3003, partial); by date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 11, 1968