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 Posted 10/13/2013  12:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ThisIsFun to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
[edit: this is regarding the last coin the OP posted on p. 1, and I agree that it is best to post one unknown coin per thread to avoid confusion.]

I think it's Elagabalus. There are several provinces which have reverses similar to this. A quick search of wildwinds and CNG archives did not yield an exact match but several are very close. What I can make out of your obverse legend looks like the Elagabalus legend for these similar coins.

Check these provinces of Phoenicia: Tyre, Sidon, Orthosia, Botrys, Byblos.

If you are searching wildwinds, go to the emperor's page (with thumbnails) and do a 'find on page', type in 'temple'.


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10/13/2013 12:17 pm
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 Posted 10/13/2013  2:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add johnqa to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you very much, I will do that from now on.

You pointed me in the right direction, I think it's the Temple or statue of Astarte - "favorite goddess of the Sidonians, Tyrians, Philistines, and Syro-Phoenicians generally" - because of the angel on the pedestal next to her.
Though there appears to be a few versions, mine's holding a cane and not a scepter.

I'll let you know if I find a definite match in regards to who exactly the Caesar head belongs to, perhaps I'll get a better photo of the legend.

Cheers
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10/13/2013 2:50 pm
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