On the obverse of this coin is a laureate head of Melqarth (in his Hellenized form as Heracles) to the right. The reverse shows an eagle on a prow, a palm branch at its shoulder; in the left field is a club and the date Qθ (99 of the Tyrian era); in the right field is a monogram; The inscription TYPOY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY (Of holy, sanctuary-providing Tyre) encircles the coin.
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