REL_25.GIF Coin, detail (452 X 237, 256 shades of gray)
On the obverse of this coin is a laureate head of Melqarta (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 99 of the Tyrian era. In the right field is a monogram. Between the eagle's legs is a symbol. The inscription "Of Holy Sanctuary-Provided Tyre" encircles the coin.
Diameter 3/4-1 1/8 in.
Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority (13-36)