Old coins

Obverse: Head of the Phoenician god Melqart (often also depicted as Herakles/Hercules). Reverse: An eagle standing on the prow of a ship, accompanied by a palm branch and the Greek inscription "TYROY IERAS KAI ASYLOU" ("of Tyre, the Holy and Inviolable Sanctuary"). Obverse (First Image): Head of a king facing right (profile of King Perseus of Macedonia). Reverse (Second Image): An eagle standing on a lightning bolt, surrounded by an oak wreath, with the Greek inscription "BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠEPΣEΩΣ" (Basileos Perseos), which means "Of King Perseus." Head or wall crown of god/goddess (usually Astarte or Melqart / Tyche). Back (Reverse - First Image): An ancient temple/shrine (tetrastyle temple) containing a statue of the goddess in the center. A unique Greek inscription reads on the side and bottom: "...ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ" (...Ieras Kai Asylou), which means "Holy and Safe Refuge" (City of Tire