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Welcome to Smackdown XLIII - Coins of the Levant Here we will explore the coins of the Levant, the Crossroads of the Ancient world. We should hope to see coins of many different civilizations and across all times. Each member can submit no more that than (3) three coins. There is no date restriction (all forms of regional proto coinage or modern coins are welcome) Submissions will commence immediately and last 3 days ending 21:00 hrs EST 4/17/2013. Voting will last 2 days ending 4/19/13 also @ 21:00 hrs EST. Winner selects next Smackdown topic unless they wish to pass on the honor. Thanks for participating. Enjoy Wikipedia describes.... The Levant (pron.: /leˈvænt/, Arabic: بلاد الشا. Bilād ash-Shām) or Arabic: ال.شرق العربي al-Mashrīq al-'Arabiyy), also known as the Eastern Mediterranean and Greater Syria and historically as Outremer, is a geographic and cultural region consisting of the "eastern Mediterranean littoral between Anatolia and Egypt". The Levant consists today of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Cyprus, Hatay Province and other parts of southern Turkey, some regions of northwestern Iraq and the Sinai Peninsula.
Precise definitions have varied over time, and the term originally had a broader and less well defined usage. The Levant has been described as the "crossroads of western Asia, the eastern Mediterranean and northeast Africa".My example... From what is now modern Lebanon - the Phoenicians. Thought to have invented long distance sea vessels, they delivered goods and precious metals from Iberia to the Pharaoh in the millenium before coins. Thought to have circumnavigated the African Continent in the distant past. In a three year journey (with time take to stop and sow crops) leaving from the read sea and entering through the Pillars of Hercules. The story was thought to be hoax in antiquity but the very information that was used discredit the story in antiquity is what sealed the story as fact. It was said that the when they left Phoenicia the the sun rose on their left shoulder but when they returned the sun moved and now rose on their right shoulder. Magic to the ancient skeptic. The proof was in the pudding. Arados, Phoenicia c. 500 -450 BC  Edited by Ancientnoob
04/14/2013 10:26 pm
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 Claudius II Gothicus AE Antoninianus, 268-270 AD, Antioch, 3.8g, 20mm OBV: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG, Radiate head left. REV: AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left holding scales and cornucopia. REF: RIC V-1 197  Maximianus. AE Radiate fraction, 305-306 AD. Alexandria. 2.9g, 20.56mm OBV: IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right. REV: CONCORDIA MI-LITVM, Emperor standing right holding Victory on globe with Jupiter standing left, holding sceptre. Lower centre: gamma. Mintmark: ALE. REF: RIC VI Alexandria 59b  Judaea, Marcus Ambibulus Procurator under Augustus, Æ Prutah. Year 41 = 11 AD. Caesarea, 1.7g, 16mm OBV: KAICAPOC (of Caesar), Head of barley curved right. REV: Eight-branched date palm tree, bearing two bunches of dates, L - MA (year 41). REF: Hendin 1331, Meshorer TJC 315 |
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  Antonininus Gallienus GALLIENVS AVG MINERVA AVG VIIC. RIC I ANTIOCH 617   Billon Tetradrachm Carus A MA KAPOC CEB LA EMMETT 3999 Alexindria mint SEAR 12198   Antonininus Probus IMP CM AVR PROBVS PF AVG RESTITVT ORBIS A in center field XXI RIC II ANTIOCH 925 |
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Gee, only two entries. There has to be more out there.
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Here is a double shekel of Sidon, Phonenicia, of King Strato (Abdastart) c.370-358 BC (before Alexander the Great). Sidon is on the coast in Lebanon. It is 25 mm and quite thick, weighing 25.2 grams.   Next is a Jewish "First Revolt" coin of year 2:  That one from the Jewish War written about by Josephus.It was probably minted in Jerusalem. It is 17 mm and 2.56 grams. One side shows an amphora and the other a vine leaf, probably associated with wine. Both sides are thought to show things associated with the temple that was eventually destroyed in the war. I was unable to view this thread in Firefox. The other CCF threads work fine, but this one locked up my computer. So I am posting this using Safari. Maybe a technical glitch explains why we have so few entries. |
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here's a couple... here is my last seleucid I got from jcm...minted in modern day acre israel (ake ptolemais).  [/URL]  [/URL] demetrios I 162-150 bc obv: demetrios rev: demeter this one is from the antioch mint...   demetrios i 162-150 bc obv: horse head rev: elephant |
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Yes we are slim on the entries, but the ones we got are great.
I sent a note to the mods - thanks Warren.
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I'm using Opera with no problems. Although, I had a few other problems a few days ago.
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Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy II Soter, Silver tetradrachmObv:" Diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis Rev:- PTOLEMAIOY [SOTERWS], eagle standing left, head left, on thunderbolt, wings closed, PT and ME monograms left, date AL and Q right Minted in Galilee, Ake Ptolemais, Year 31. B.C. 255 Reference:" BMC.112 var. Svoronos 774 pl. XXV/10 (4 ex.) SNG Cop.470. Delepierre- Gülnar 2/4074 pl. 129(6 ex.)  Julia Domna denarius Obv:" IVLIA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right Rev:" VENVS FELIX, Venus standing facing, head left, apple in right, scepter in left Minted in Laodicea ad Mare. A.D. 193-196 Reference:" BMCRE 620. RIC IV 646, RSC III 197  Septimius Severus denariusObv:" IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, Laureate head right Rev:" INVICTO IMP, Trophy with captured arms below Minted in Emesa, A.D. 194 " 195 References:" RIC 389 (Scarce), RSC 232 
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I have been concentrating on the Western Mints for almost twenty years. I needed to dig deep (under the hearth) to find any Eastern 'stuff'. Ptolemy III. 246-221 BC. AE Drachm Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right Rv PTOLEMAIOU BASILEWS, eagle standing left on thunderbolt cornucopiae tied with fillet before, monogram between legs. SNG Cop 171. AE 42mm 67.61 grams (A Whopper !)   Augustus AE28 of Antioch Syria Year 27 ca. 5-4BC Obv. Laureate head right KAISAR SEBASTW APXIEPEI Rv. APXIE-PATIKON ANTIO-XEIS ZK four line legend in wreath 17.59 grams 28mm   Found one more in the ashes after the fire went out ..... Bought this one so long ago I really can't remember where I 'found' it ! Carian Islands - Rhodes 43BC-96AD AE36 Obv. Radiate Head of Dionysos right Rv.Nike holding wreath. BMC-364v 36mm 23.46 grams   Edited by FVRIVS RVFVS
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Coins from the Lavante  Seleucid  Judean  Roman Commemorative |
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Come on guys lets see some more coins of the Levant. Wonderful submissions this time around. Kudos to those who supplied more than one levantine culture.
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Ill get 3 coins in when I get home tonight.
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Nice coins! Keep em coming coin brothers!
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Aw man, Ill try and fit in a submission but I cant promise anything.
Ive got some coins to fit this - if I miss the cut, my profile coin is elegible (although its in the possession of another forum member - I never felt happy with this thing, I think its how they cleaned it but its device is lovely and it makes a good distinguishing avatar).
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Please cast your votes everyone, thank you!
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