Newp - An Antioch Tetradrachm Of Trajan Decius

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Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 02/23/2015 05:59 am Hi all, just spent way too much of my money at the local coin show. The following piece was one of the more expensive pieces I bought. Antioch (Syria), silver/billon tetradrachm of Trajan Decius. Obverse: radiate bust right, AVT K G ME KV DEKIOC TRAIANOC CEB around, one pellet (?) below bust. Reverse: eagle standing right on palm branch, wreath in beak, DEMARCh EXOVCIAC around, SC below. I really like this coin. It's got pitting issues, but unlike some of the Wildwinds examples, almost no die wear or wear from circulation. I'm looking for assistance / confirmation of the attribution. Wildwinds lists these coins of Antioch as "Prieur" numbers, with a wide selection of varieties which seem to be based on relatively small differences. Prieur 541 is the best match I can make from Wildwinds, but their list is not complete. Does anyone have a better suggestion, or another reference number I can label my coin with? Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 02/23/2015 06:03 am One of the best examples of a Roman colonial tetradrachm that I have seen. Excellent condition, full legends and detail, well centred and struck. Hard to fault. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 02/23/2015 06:25 am Wow that is a nice coin Sap. I am not surprised you couldn't leave it behind. Report this Post to the Staff
Augustus Maximus Pillar of the Community Italy 1790 Posts	Posted 02/23/2015 07:41 am Wow! That is a good looking tetradrachm! Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4964 Posts	Posted 02/23/2015 10:21 am oh man, that's an excellent coin sap....beautiful! Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 02/23/2015 10:56 am very nice coin.the pellet below the bust indicates a mint , there are seven mintplaces know , indicated by points from 1 to 5 and by S or Z .you can find a summary of Prieurs work on: antioche.cgb.fr .with very nice pics .albert Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 02/23/2015 11:14 am Can't fault that coin. Its excellent. Excellent photos to boot. Antioch mint produced some really awesome coins through out history. This coin is no exception. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/23/2015 3:11 pm That's a beauty, congrats. Report this Post to the Staff
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