Tyre galley




Province Phoenicia
City Tyre
Size (mm) 19
Weight (g) 7.49
Die Axis 0
Tariff -
Governor -
Ob. Leg. M OP[EL] DIADVMENIANVS
Ob. Desc. Bare headed and cuirassed bust right
Meaning Marcus Opellius Diadumenianus
Rev. Leg. [SEP TVRVS METRO] COLON
Rev. Desc. Phoenician pentekonter (galley) r.; murex shell above
Meaning Colony – A city with a proud maritime history
References; Collection; CNG 73, Lot: 656; Vismara, Diadumenian, Series V, 18 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 361 (both Macrinus)
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