Phoenicia-Tyre

Hadrian conferred on Tyre the title of metropolis. Later, in reward for the support which Tyre gave to Septimius Severus against Pescennius Niger (involving the burning of the city by Niger's troops) it was made a colony with the Ius Italicum.

At the initiation of Elagabalus' reign, Tyre was still a Colony and initially most of Elagabalus' reverse legends read SEPT IM TVRO (or TVR), with COL or COLO in the exergue. However, it was later suppressed by Elagabalus and its status as Colony was revoked; probably because the legate of the Third Legion (Gallica) attempted to usurp the empire and his legion (which we know from the coins was quartered at Tyre) was temporarily broken up

After the suppression, the reverse legends under Elagabalus read TVRIORVM.

Tyre was reinstated as a colony early in the reign of Severus Alexander.

	Roman Provincial, Autonomous Issue, AR Shekel, Tyrian Era Year 146 (20/21 - Lifetime of Jesus Issue), Phoenicia-Tyre (No legend) Laureate bust of Melkart right, wearing lionskin around neck TYP_OY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY Eagle standing left on prow, palm over left wing, vertical club in left field, PM ς (date) above club, KP over monogram in right field, Phoenician letter below eagle 20mm x 23mm, 6.01g Prieur 1419 (Population 3); RPC 4659 Ex David Cannon Collection
	Roman Provincial, Autonomous Issue, AR Half Shekel, Tyrian Era Year 161 (35/36 AD), Phoenicia-Tyre (No legend) Laureate bust of Melkart right, wearing lionskin around neck TYP_OY IEPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY Eagle standing left on prow, palm over left wing, vertical club in left field, PΞA (date) above club, KP over monogram in right field, Phoenician letter below eagle 20mm x 21mm, 5.43g Prieur 1464 (Population 1); RPC 4694 Ex David Cannon Collection Note: Chipped and crystalized.
	Trajan, AR Didrachm, 103, Fifth Consulate, Phoenicia-Tyre AYTOKP KAIC NEP TPAIANOC CEB ΓERM ΔAK Laureate head right, aegis on left shoulder DHMAPX EX YPATE Eagle standing left on ground line, wheat stalk over shoulder, club in right field 20mm x 23mm, 6.01g Prieur 1485 (Population 5)
	Phoenicia-Tyre, Trajan, AR Tetradrachm, 103, Fifth Consulate AYTOKP KAIC NEP TPAIANOC CEB ΓERM ΔAK Laureate head right above club with haft right and eagle standing right ΔHMAPX-EΞ YΠATE Laureate head of Melqart right, lionskin around neck 26mm x 27mm, 14.97g Prieur 1496 (Population 21) Note: The style of Melqart on the reverse is much finer than usual for this issue and more like Prieur 1495.
	Geta, AR Tetradrachm, 209-212, Phoenicia-Tyre AYT KAI-GETA CEB Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from front . DHMAPX EX YPATOCTO B . Eagle standing facing, head left, tail left, wings spread, standing on club, murex shell between legs 25mm x 27mm, 13.65g Prieur 1540 (Population 11)
	Phoenicia-Tyre, Anonymous Civic Issue, AE13, 2nd Century AD (No legend) Turreted bust of Tyche right, palm over shoulder (No legend) Astarte standing left on galley, patera in right hand, standard in left Phoenician date above galley to left, Tyre monogram to right 13mm, 1.87g SNG Copenhagen 358
	Phoenicia-Tyre, Anonymous Civic Issue, AE12, Year 243 (117/118 AD) (No legend) Turreted bust of Tyche right, palm over shoulder (No legend) Astarte standing left on galley, patera in right hand, standard in left Phoenician date above galley to left, Tyre monogram to right 12mm, 1.94g Lindgren III 1467
	Phoenicia-Tyre, Anonymous Civic Issue, AE12, Year 243 (117/118 AD) (No legend) Turreted bust of Tyche right, palm over shoulder, border of dots (No legend) Astarte standing left on galley, patera in right hand, standard in left, border of dots Phoenician date above galley to left, Tyre monogram to right 13mm, 2.05g Lindgren III 1467
	Elagabalus, AE27, 218-222, Phoenicia-Tyre IMP CAES M AV ANTONINVS AV Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right [TVRI_O]RVM Two baetyls (the Ambrosial Rocks) on a basis, between them, olive tree Dog to right finding murex shell in exergue BMC Phoenicia, Supplementary Plate XLIV, 7 The foundation myths of Tyre and its cult are found in Nonnos and in Philo Byblius of the 4th century. They tell of an oracle instructing the first men on earth to build a ship and land on floating rocks, designated as ambrosial rocks, on which grew an olive tree harboring an eagle and a serpent and enveloped by a fire that did not consume its branches. They were to then capture and sacrifice the eagle. The first men carried out the instruction, then the floating rocks became fixed and Tyre was founded.

Trebonianus Gallus, AE27, 251-253, Phoenicia-Tyre. ...TR_EB GALLVS AVG Laureate, cuirassed bust right, drapery over left shoulder. COL T_VRO METRO Dido standing right, sacrificing over lit altar, temple of Hercules at upper right displaying his club in doorway, murex shell in lower right field.