Tetradrachm Tyrian Shekel

Issuer	Tyre
Year	126 BC - 56 AD
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Reference(s)	GCV#5918, BMC Greek#44-212, RPC Online 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 description	Eagle standing left on the prow of a galley, wings closed, head turned sharply to the right with beak open, rendered with fine feather detail across the body and folded wings. To the left of the eagle a palm branch is visible, and to the right the Greek legend ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ is inscribed in two vertical lines, accompanied by a date letter indicating the regnal or era year. A club symbol appears in the lower right field. The entire design is enclosed within a dotted border, and the composition reflects the established Phoenician civic eagle type used continuously throughout the series.
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