AE22 10.40g. 22mm. SE year 178 (52/53 A.D.) Tyre Mint
Laureate head of Melqart-Hercules with lion skin knotted around neck, r.; uncertain countermark
Club surmounted by TYP monogram; date (POH) in l. field; Phoenician letters for 'of Tyre' in r. field; wreath around.
RPC I 4715 (Syria)
Very rare. Dark red-green patina.
Some minor porosity, as expected.
Struck during the time of Claudius. We could find no records of this type having sold in any auctions. An interesting rarity for the specialist collector, with an equally enigmatic countermark.
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