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Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 03/07/2013 9:17 pm My latest purchase. I believe this was minted during the time of Pompey. The reverse legend refers to the autonomous metropolis of Antioch. AE 17-19mm, 4.8g SYRIA, Seleukis and Pieria, Antioch. Under Roman Rule. Dated year 12 [Caesarian Era] (38/37 BC). Obv...Laureate head of Zeus right Rev... Tripod, cornucopiae on either side, ANTIOXEΩN MHTPOPOLEΩS AVTONOMOY References from a similar coin on wildwinds...RPC I 4229; BMC Galatia pg. 155, 36 var. Report this Post to the Staff

DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 03/07/2013 10:30 pm A nice example, unusual orange patina giving it some extra contrast :) Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 03/08/2013 05:57 am Great looking coin Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4971 Posts	Posted 03/09/2013 11:37 am awesome color doucet, cool one! Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 03/09/2013 11:54 am Thanks guys The coin came from the middle east hence the sand patina. Besides the nice portrait of Zeus, what attracted me to this coin is the two faces on either side of the bowl (lebes). I've tried to find other examples of this image in Greek, Syrian and Roman art but haven't seen any faces on bowls yet, just on these coins. Makes me wonder what the engraver had in mind. Report this Post to the Staff
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