Catalog
Æ16
| Issuer | Tyre |
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| Year | 122 BC - 121 BC |
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| Reference(s) | BMC Greek#346 |
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| Reverse description | A tall date palm tree occupies the center of the field, rendered with spreading fronds and clusters of dates, serving as the primary civic emblem of Tyre. To the left of the trunk appears the Seleucid era date ΖΜΡ (year 187, corresponding to 122/121 BC). The Greek civic legend surrounds the design, attesting to Tyre's status as a holy metropolis. The strike is irregular, as is typical of hammered Phoenician bronze coinage of the late second century BC. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΙΕΡΑΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ |
| Edge | Plain |
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