Tetradrachm Tyrian Shekel

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IssuerTyre
Year126 BC - 56 AD
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueTetradrachm (4)
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionSilver (.940)
Weight14 g
Dimensions27 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) GCV#5918, BMC Greek#44-212, RPC Online I#4644cf, Hendin 5ᵗʰ#1618, Hendin 5ᵗʰ#1620
Obverse descriptionHead of Melqart right, laureate.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionEagle standing left, with right foot on prow of ship, palm branch over right wing; on left, mace and year of issue; between eagle`s paws, Phoenician letter; on right, monogram or letters.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ LΒ Fp
(Translation: From Tyre the Holy and Sacred Asylum. Year 2)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (126 BC - 125 BC)  - LΑ (year 1) - BMC 44 -
ND (125 BC - 124 BC)  - LΒ (year 2) - BMC 45-46 -
ND (124 BC - 123 BC)  - LΓ (year 3) - BMC 47-48 -
ND (123 BC - 122 BC)  - LΔ (year 4) - BMC 49-54 -
ND (122 BC - 121 BC)  - LΕ (year 5) - BMC 55-57 -
ND (121 BC - 120 BC)  - Lς (year 6) - BMC 58-59 -
ND (120 BC - 119 BC)  - LΖ (year 7) - BMC 60-62 -
ND (119 BC - 118 BC)  - LΗ (year 8) - BMC 63 -
ND (118 BC - 117 BC)  - LΘ (year 9) - BMC 64-65 -
ND (117 BC - 116 BC)  - LΙ (year 10) - BMC 66-69 -
ND (116 BC - 115 BC)  - ΑΙ (year 11) - BMC 70-72 -
ND (115 BC - 114 BC)  - ΒΙ (year 12) - BMC 73-74 -
ND (114 BC - 113 BC)  - ΓΙ (year 13) - BMC 75-78 -
ND (113 BC - 112 BC)  - ΔΙ (year 14) - BMC 79-80 -
ND (112 BC - 111 BC)  - ΕΙ (year 15) - BMC 81 -
ND (110 BC - 109 BC)  - ΖΙ (year 17) - BMC 82-83 -
ND (109 BC - 108 BC)  - ΗΙ (year 18) - BMC 84-85 -
ND (108 BC - 107 BC)  - ΘΙ (year 19) - BMC 86-90 -
ND (107 BC - 106 BC)  - LΚ (year 20) - BMC 91-97 -
ND (106 BC - 105 BC)  - ΑΚ (year 21) - BMC 98-101 -
ND (105 BC - 104 BC)  - ΒΚ (year 22) - BMC 102 -
ND (104 BC - 103 BC)  - ΓΚ (year 23) - BMC 103-104 -
ND (103 BC - 102 BC)  - ΔΚ (year 24) - BMC 105-109 -
ND (102 BC - 101 BC)  - ΕΚ (year 25) - BMC 110 -
ND (101 BC - 100 BC)  - ςΚ (year 26) - BMC 111 -
ND (100 BC - 99 BC)  - ΖΚ (year 27) - BMC 112-113 -
ND (99 BC - 98 BC)  - ΗΚ (year 28) - BMC missing -
ND (98 BC - 97 BC)  - ΘΚ (year 29) - BMC 114-115 -
ND (97 BC - 96 BC)  - LΛ (year 30) - BMC 116-117 -
ND (96 BC - 95 BC)  - ΑΛ (year 31) - BMC 118-119 -
ND (95 BC - 94 BC)  - ΒΛ (year 32) - BMC 120-123 -
ND (94 BC - 93 BC)  - ΓΛ (year 33) - BMC 124-125 -
ND (92 BC - 91 BC)  - ΕΛ (year 35) - BMC 126-127 -
ND (90 BC - 89 BC)  - ΖΛ (year 37) - BMC 128-129 -
ND (89 BC - 88 BC)  - ΗΛ (year 38) - BMC 130-132 -
ND (88 BC - 87 BC)  - ΘΛ (year 39) - BMC missing -
ND (87 BC - 86 BC)  - LΜ (year 40) - BMC 133 -
ND (86 BC - 85 BC)  - ΑΜ (year 41) - BMC 134 -
ND (82 BC - 81 BC)  - ΕΜ (year 45) - BMC 135-137 -
ND (81 BC - 80 BC)  - ςΜ (year 46) - BMC missing -
ND (80 BC - 79 BC)  - ΖΜ (year 47) - BMC 138-139 -
ND (79 BC - 78 BC)  - ΗΜ (year 48) - BMC 140 -
ND (78 BC - 77 BC)  - ΘΜ (year 49) - BMC 141 -
ND (77 BC - 76 BC)  - LΝ (year 50) - BMC 142 -
ND (75 BC - 74 BC)  - ΒΝ (year 52) - BMC 143 -
ND (74 BC - 73 BC)  - ΓΝ (year 53) - BMC 144 -
ND (68 BC - 67 BC)  - ΘΝ (year 59) - BMC 145 -
ND (65 BC - 64 BC)  - ΒΞ (year 62) - BMC 146 -
ND (64 BC - 63 BC)  - ΓΞ (year 63) - BMC 147-150 -
ND (63 BC - 62 BC)  - ΔΞ (year 64) - BMC 151-155 -
ND (62 BC - 61 BC)  - ΕΞ (year 65) - BMC 156-159 -
ND (61 BC - 60 BC)  - ςΞ (year 66) - BMC 160 -
ND (56 BC - 55 BC)  - ΑΟ (year 71) - BMC 161 -
ND (55 BC - 54 BC)  - ΒΟ (year 72) - BMC 162 -
ND (55 BC - 54 BC)  - ΟΒ (year 72) - BMC 163 -
ND (54 BC - 53 BC)  - ΟΓ (year 73) - BMC 164-165 -
ND (48 BC - 47 BC)  - ΟΘ (year 79) - BMC 166-167 -
ND (47 BC - 46 BC)  - Π (year 80) - BMC 168 -
ND (46 BC - 45 BC)  - ΠΑ (year 81) - BMC 169-170 -
ND (44 BC - 43 BC)  - ΠΓ (year 83) - BMC 171 -
ND (42 BC - 41 BC)  - ΠΕ (year 85) - BMC 172 -
ND (41 BC - 40 BC)  - Πς (year 86) - BMC 173 -
ND (40 BC - 39 BC)  - ΠΖ (year 87) - BMC 174-175 -
ND (38 BC - 37 BC)  - ΠΘ (year 89) - BMC 176 -
ND (35 BC - 34 BC)  - φΒ (year 92) - BMC 177 -
ND (33 BC - 32 BC)  - φΔ (year 94) - BMC 178 -
ND (31 BC - 30 BC)  - φς (year 96) - BMC 179-180 -
ND (25 BC - 24 BC)  - ΡΒ (year 102) - BMC 181 -
ND (22 BC - 21 BC)  - ΡΕ (year 105) - BMC 182 -
ND (20 BC - 19 BC)  - ΡΖ (year 107) - BMC 183-185 -
ND (17 BC - 16 BC)  - ΡΙ (year 110) - BMC 186-187 -
ND (16 BC - 15 BC)  - ΡΙΑ (year 111) - BMC 188 -
ND (13 BC - 12 BC)  - ΡΙΔ (year 114) - BMC 189-191 -
ND (12 BC - 11 BC)  - ΡΙΕ (year 115) - BMC 192-193 -
ND (11 BC - 10 BC)  - ΡΙς (year 116) - BMC 194 -
ND (4 BC - 3 BC)  - ΡΚΓ (year 123) - BMC 195 -
ND (2 BC - 1 BC)  - ΡΚΕ (year 125) - BMC 196 -
ND (1-2)  - ΡΚΖ (year 127) - BMC missing -
ND (2-3)  - ΡΚΗ (year 128) - BMC missing -
ND (4-5)  - ΡΛ (year 130) - BMC 197 -
ND (10-11)  - ΡΛς (year 136) - BMC missing -
ND (14-15)  - ΡΜ (year 140) - BMC 198 -
ND (18-19)  - ΡΜΔ (year 144) - BMC 199 -
ND (20-21)  - ΡΜς (year 146) - BMC 200-201 -
ND (22-23)  - ΡΜΗ (year 148) - BMC 202 -
ND (26-27)  - ΡΝΒ (year 152) - BMC 203 -
ND (33-34)  - ΡΝΘ (year 159) - BMC 204 -
ND (35-36)  - ΡΞΑ (year 161) - BMC 205 -
ND (36-37)  - ΡΞΒ (year 162) - BMC 206 -
ND (42-43)  - ΡΞΗ (year 168) - BMC missing -
ND (46-47)  - ΡΟΒ (year 172) - BMC 207-208 -
ND (48-49)  - ΡΟΔ (year 174) - BMC 209 -
ND (49-50)  - ΡΟΕ (year 175) - BMC 210 -
ND (55-56)  - ΡΠΑ (year 181) - BMC 211 -
Catalog ID6199556520
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