(Aug 12, 2012)
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| Obverse | Laureate head of Melqart (aka Melkart, Melqarth, or Hercules - patron deity of the city of Tyre) | | Reverse | ΤΥΡΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ (Tyre the Holy and Inviolable City), eagle standing on stylized ship's prow, palm branch over shoulder | Known as didrachms (two-drachmas) or half shekels (meaning 2 drachmas/denarii), they were the second largest silver denomination common to the eastern Roman provinces
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