JAZ Numismatics Posted April 29 · Member Share Posted April 29 On 4/27/2024 at 6:35 PM, DonnaML said: Here is a newly-arrived tetradrachm of Nero to add to my very modest collection of Syro-Phoenician tetradrachms with eagles on the reverse (all minted in Antioch with one exception, the Septimius Severus, struck in Tyre). My current total of nine hardly compares to the wonderful collections of @Al Kowsky and other members here, but I enjoy looking at all of them nonetheless. And I had been specifically looking for a relatively inexpensive Antioch tetradrachm of Nero for quite some time. Nero AR* Tetradrachm, AD 60/61 (Year 7), Syria, Seleucis & Pieria, Antioch Mint. Obv. Laureate beardless bust of Nero right, wearing aegis with snake rising up along the side of his neck (see McAlee p. 137 n. 203), ΝΕΡΩΝΟΣ [ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ – ΣΕΒ]ΑΣΤΟΥ (Nero Caesar Augustus) around from upper right / Rev. Eagle** standing on a thunderbolt, head left, wings spread; to left, palm branch upright; to right, Ζ (retrograde) over ΘΡ ( = Regnal Year 7 / Year 109 [9 + 100] of Caesarian era, calculated from 49 BCE). 24.9 mm., 14.596 g. RPC [Roman Provincial Coinage] Vol. I 4181 (1992); RPC I Online 4181 (see https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/4181 ); McAlee 257 (ill. p. 137) [McAlee, Richard, The Coins of Roman Antioch (2007)]; Prieur 81 [Michel and Karin Prieur, Syro-Phoenician Tetradrachms (London, 2000)]; BMC 20 Syria 190 p. 174 (ill. Pl. xxi.8) [Warwick Wroth, A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Vol. 20, Galatia, Cappadocia, and Syria (London, 1899)]. Purchased April 20, 2024 from Forvm Ancient Coins, Morehead City, NC. *See McAlee Table 2 p. 17, stating that the mean percentage of silver in Nero’s Antioch tetradrachms from AD 59-63 was 79.39% (subsequently declining after the reign of Marcus Aurelius to a low of 10.77% under Trebonianus Gallus). **See McAlee p. 133 on the introduction of the standing eagle reverse to Antioch tetradrachms under Nero: “In 59/60 there was an important reform of the silver coinage: the standing eagle became the standard reverse type, and continued as such for the nearly two centuries during which Antioch continued to coin this denomination. This change coincided with an increase in the silver content from 9.15 g. in the tetradrachms of 56/57 to 11.63 g. in the new coins. . . . [T]here is little doubt that the eagle tetradrachms struck from 59/60 to the end of Nero’s reign were worth four denarii.” See also id. p. 6, explaining that the “original significance [of the eagle] was as a symbol of Zeus, and it first came into common usage on coinage used in the east on the Hellenistic tetradrachms issued by the Ptolemaic kings. Later, it became the standard reverse type on the autonomous tetradrachms (or shekels) of Tyre, which contained more silver than most other contemporary tetradrachms and were valued at four Attic drachms, which were probably equal to four denarii. The adoption of the eagle as a reverse type on the Roman Syrian silver, under Nero, coincideds with an increase in the silver content of the tetradrachm and the cessation of the Tyrian shekels. Consequently, it is likely that the eagle on the tetradrachm was meant to signify that they were struck on the Tyrian standard, and thereby to indicate that they were valued at four Attic drachms.” The other 8, without the writeups: Septimius Severus Caracalla Macrinus Gordian III Philip I Otacilia Severa Philip II Trajan Decius Wonderful set of tetradrachms! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furryfrog02 Posted April 29 · Supporter Share Posted April 29 3 purchases arrived from Switzerland today. I won them in the Astarte, Young Collectors Auction 3. I was really just shooting for the Titus denarius with the Venus reverse. The other 2 were bids to make the shipping worthwhile, plus they were interesting types, one of which is apparently pretty rare - unbeknownst to me at the time. Firstly, Titus. My first Imperial coin of Titus. For the lowly price of 48CHF ($52.70 Freedom bux), I don't think I did too bad. Titus Denarius 79 AD Obverse: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head right Reverse: TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P, Venus standing right leaning on cippus holding helmet and spear Up next is a Greek coin from a king who I had never heard of before. The lot said that it was 21.4mm and weighed a whopping 21.52g. I figured that couldn't be correct but I threw a bid anyways since it was just an interesting piece to me. I won with a princely bid of 15CHF ($16.47 freedom bux). Kingdom of Paphlagonia Pylaimenes AE21 ca 130 BC Obverse: Bust of Pylaimenes as Herakles right, club over shoulder, lion's skin around neck Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠYΛAIMENOY EYEΡΓETOY, Nike standing left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left Last but certainly not least, is this super cool Gordian III provincial. RPC only had 7 listed. I could only find a few sales via ACSearch that went back almost 20 years - some of which were the coins listed in RPC. With a winning bid of 28CHF ($30.74 freedom bux) I think I did pretty good considering the previous sales. Gordian III AE25 Bruzos, Phrygia 238-244 AD Obverse: AYT K M ANTΩ ΓOΡΔIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Reverse: BΡOYZHNΩN, Demeter, holding two torches, driving chariot right drawn by two winged serpents 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted April 30 · Supporter Author Share Posted April 30 A great trio @Furryfrog02! That Titus especially! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted April 30 · Member Share Posted April 30 From my last auction - a coin I paid 5 euros for (opening bid). It seems that other bidders did not like the flan problem at all - I personally think the artistry is more important. 24 mm, 4,62 g. Constantius II 337-361. Ӕ centenionalis. Antioch. 350-355 AD. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius II right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Γ in left field, helmeted soldier to left, shield on left arm, spearing fallen horseman who is bearded and falls over the neck of the horse (FH4, clutching); ANϵ in exergue. RIC VIII Antioch 135. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Simon Posted April 30 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted April 30 Have not got it yet but it is the second seal stamp I have added to my collection. The Virgin is the only woman listed by name in the Koran. She was the patron saint of Constantinople. Makes sense she was the protector of the city. This was a seal used to mark official documents. This seal I would have thought in the 12th century. Nomos said it was earlier. BYZANTINE SEALS. Anonymous, Circa 11th century. Seal (Silver, 8 x 13 mm, 2.95 g), small round stamp with a suspension loop and part of the original chain, for preparing wax seals. MHP-ΘΟΥ (retrograde) Half length bust of Virgin Mary, orans. Possibly for ecclesiastical use. A few deposits, otherwise, very fine. 12 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTrachyEnjoyer Posted April 30 · Member Share Posted April 30 3 hours ago, Simon said: Have not got it yet but it is the second seal stamp I have added to my collection. The Virgin is the only woman listed by name in the Koran. She was the patron saint of Constantinople. Makes sense she was the protector of the city. This was a seal used to mark official documents. This seal I would have thought in the 12th century. Nomos said it was earlier. BYZANTINE SEALS. Anonymous, Circa 11th century. Seal (Silver, 8 x 13 mm, 2.95 g), small round stamp with a suspension loop and part of the original chain, for preparing wax seals. MHP-ΘΟΥ (retrograde) Half length bust of Virgin Mary, orans. Possibly for ecclesiastical use. A few deposits, otherwise, very fine. Very nice, congrats! What makes you think this was for ecclesiastical use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted April 30 · Patron Share Posted April 30 I had the opportunity to upgrade my veiled and stephaned bust variety to this one, which had previously been sold in 2009 at Gorny & Mosch. It arrived in the mail yesterday. Faustina I, 138-140 CE. Roman AR denarius, 3.39 g, 17.7 mm, 7 h. Rome, 143-145 CE. Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, veiled, draped, and stephaned bust, right. Rev: Anepigraphic; Ceres, veiled and draped, standing right, holding vertical scepter in right hand and two corn-ears in left hand. Refs: RIC –; BMCRE 328 corr.; RSC 297b; Strack –; RCV –; CRE 80. Notes: BMC erroneously describes the bust type as veiled, omitting the stephane. This coin is an obverse die match to the British Museum specimen. Ex-Victor Wishnevsky; ex-Gorny & Mosch Auction 181, lot 2211, 13 October 2009. It happens to be a reverse die-match to the bare-headed bust type I have in my collection, proving simultaneous mintage of the veiled and bare-headed varieties. 17 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Anthos Posted April 30 · Member Share Posted April 30 (edited) I just got this coin for $12. I'm still trying to shift myself from buying to selling, but it's hard. So in the meantime I'm buying bargain coins to feed my jones. And since I didn't have an Aphrodite... Laodicea ad Lycum, Phrygia 189-133 BC AE 15 (15 mm, 2.38g) O: Draped bust of Aphrodite right, wearing sphendone with hair tied behind. R: Aphrodite standing left, wearing long chiton and holding dove in right hand; rose to left, ΛAO∆IKEΩN downward to right. SNG Cop 497; Sear 5156; BMC Phrygia 284, 30 ex Forvm Auctions ~ Peter Edited April 30 by Phil Anthos 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAZ Numismatics Posted May 1 · Member Share Posted May 1 On 4/30/2024 at 3:52 AM, ambr0zie said: From my last auction - a coin I paid 5 euros for (opening bid). It seems that other bidders did not like the flan problem at all - I personally think the artistry is more important. 24 mm, 4,62 g. Constantius II 337-361. Ӕ centenionalis. Antioch. 350-355 AD. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Constantius II right / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Γ in left field, helmeted soldier to left, shield on left arm, spearing fallen horseman who is bearded and falls over the neck of the horse (FH4, clutching); ANϵ in exergue. RIC VIII Antioch 135. I agree. The scene on the reverse is very well executed and sharper than usual. On 4/30/2024 at 8:49 AM, Roman Collector said: I had the opportunity to upgrade my veiled and stephaned bust variety to this one, which had previously been sold in 2009 at Gorny & Mosch. It arrived in the mail yesterday. Faustina I, 138-140 CE. Roman AR denarius, 3.39 g, 17.7 mm, 7 h. Rome, 143-145 CE. Obv: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, veiled, draped, and stephaned bust, right. Rev: Anepigraphic; Ceres, veiled and draped, standing right, holding vertical scepter in right hand and two corn-ears in left hand. Refs: RIC –; BMCRE 328 corr.; RSC 297b; Strack –; RCV –; CRE 80. Notes: BMC erroneously describes the bust type as veiled, omitting the stephane. This coin is an obverse die match to the British Museum specimen. Ex-Victor Wishnevsky; ex-Gorny & Mosch Auction 181, lot 2211, 13 October 2009. It happens to be a reverse die-match to the bare-headed bust type I have in my collection, proving simultaneous mintage of the veiled and bare-headed varieties. Nice upgrade! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meander Posted May 2 · Member Share Posted May 2 Different from the last coin I have posted here, this one arrived lightning fast. An issue of Maximianus Herculius as augustus. Depicting on the reverse the third labor of Hercules, capturing the Ceryneian hind. The Ceryneian hind had golden antlers and bronze hooves and was sacred to the goddess Artemis. Hercules hunted the hind for a whole year, finally capturing it when the deer was crossing a river. He brought the deer back to Eurystheus and somehow avoided Artemis punishing him for hunting the animal. Maximianus Herculius first reign, 286 – 305 Aureus 287, AV 5.05 g. MAXIMIA – NVS P F AVG Laureate head r. Rev. VIRT – VS AVGG Hercules standing r., kneeling on the Cerynean hind, which he seizes by its antlers; in l. field, club. In exergue, P R. C 595. RIC –. Depeyrot 6/10. Calicó 4736. From the Rudolf Hoesch, Walter Niggeler and E.J.Seltman collections. Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 438, 26 April 2024, lot 3157, MMAG/Leu, 3 November 1967, lot 1481, MMAG VII, 1948, lot 653 and Sotheby´s, 6 July 1921, lot 122 11 1 1 1 4 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted May 3 · Supporter Share Posted May 3 9 hours ago, Meander said: Incredible golden labor! Here is my bronze rarity: PONTUS (Bronze, 12.68g, 31.2mm) Sebastpolis, Gallienus (253-268) AE Year 266=263/4 AD. Obv: AYT KAI ΠO ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC - Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed right, with oversize, elaborately rendered shoulder flap of cuirass, flanked by two folds of cloak falling from a round clasp. Rev: CEBACTO HPAK around clockwise on right, ET (ligate) S - ΞC around counterclockwise on left - Herakles standing left, nude except for lion skin flying out from his back and hanging down beside his left leg, capturing the Ceryneian hind, which rears up left beside him, by grasping its horns and placing his right knee on its back Amandry/Remy 72 (D20/R54). SNG von Aulock 134. *Only 2 examples on AC search 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_spork Posted May 3 · Member Share Posted May 3 A great big Roman Republic post semilibral struck as, 54.64g and 39 mm and a rare type not in Crawford. Roman Republic As(39mm, 54.64g), Anonymous post-semilibral series, 215-212 BC, Rome mint. Laureate head of Janus; above, I / Prow of galley right; above, I; ROMA below. Crawford 41/5 var(no struck as listed); McCabe group A2; R. Russo, Essays Hersh, 1 & 4-7 and pl. 15, 1 & 4-7 Ex Musa Numismatic Art, 20 April 2024, ex W.B. and R.E. Montgomery collection, ex Ed Waddell, ex Bombarda Collection, A. Tkalec AG Auction September 2008, 8 September 2008, lot 206 It's a big one: 19 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted May 3 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 3 (edited) Quietus, 260-261 A.D. AR antoninianus 22mm. 3.87 grams, Samasota Mint Obverse: IMP C FVL QVIETVS PF AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right Reverse: SOLI INVICTO, Sol standing left wearing chamlys, with arm upraised and holding globe, star in left field Reference: RIC 10; RSC 12; Sear 10829 (one type either with or without the star in left field) Note: The coin has a natural dark silver color which indicates billon rather than a silver washed AE coin. This was shortly to change however with reforms of Gallienus. I would say the coin resembles the output of Valerianus from the same mint in terms of style and fabric, of course until he was captured. Quietus' father, Macrianus senior, controlled the Imperial treasury in the East. Quietus stayed in the East while the two Macriani (elder and junior) advanced into Thrace to assert their claim to the throne of the Roman world against Gallienus. They were defeated however and Quietus' end came at the hands of Odaenathus, the Palmyrene king who had stayed loyal to the presiding central government. Acquired 4/23/2024 from an FSR auction Edited May 3 by Ancient Coin Hunter 17 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furryfrog02 Posted May 3 · Supporter Share Posted May 3 6 hours ago, Ancient Coin Hunter said: Quietus, 260-261 A.D. AR antoninianus 22mm. 3.87 grams, Samasota Mint Obverse: IMP C FVL QVIETVS PF AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right Reverse: SOLI INVICTO, Sol standing left wearing chamlys, with arm upraised and holding globe, star in left field Reference: RIC 10; RSC 12; Sear 10829 (one type either with or without the star in left field) Note: The coin has a natural dark silver color which indicates billon rather than a silver washed AE coin. This was shortly to change however with reforms of Gallienus. I would say the coin resembles the output of Valerianus from the same mint in terms of style and fabric, of course until he was captured. Quietus' father, Macrianus senior, controlled the Imperial treasury in the East. Quietus stayed in the East while the two Macriani (elder and junior) advanced into Thrace to assert their claim to the throne of the Roman world against Gallienus. They were defeated however and Quietus' end came at the hands of Odaenathus, the Palmyrene king who had stayed loyal to the presiding central government. Acquired 4/23/2024 from an FSR auction I just looked at the auction pictures and Frank's is much brighter. Makes it seem much more silvery. Is yours more true to life? I know his pictures can be less than accurate sometimes. Both good and bad 😛 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted May 3 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 3 4 minutes ago, Furryfrog02 said: I just looked at the auction pictures and Frank's is much brighter. Makes it seem much more silvery. Is yours more true to life? I know his pictures can be less than accurate sometimes. Both good and bad 😛 I took mine in a natural light on a cloudy day because we were having a power outage yesterday. A bit more dark than in hand but there is a silvery tone. To answer the question I have to re-photograph it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted May 4 · Patron Share Posted May 4 I bought this one for the Type 9 hairstyle and the really nice rendition of Juno on the reverse. Faustina Jr, 147-175 CE. Roman orichalcum dupondius, 11.28 g, 23.3 mm, 1 h. Rome, 166-170 CE. Obv: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust of Faustina II, right (Beckmann type 9 hairstyle). Rev: IVNO S C, Juno, veiled, draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and scepter in left hand; at left, peacock. Refs: RIC 1647; BMCRE 983; Cohen 123; RCV 5297. Notes: This massive allegorical reverse type was issued after the similar IVNONI REGINAE reverse type. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted May 4 · Supporter Share Posted May 4 Not ancient but Medieval This (arrived today) was from a friend who is currently traveling Europe. It is not part of my collecting focuses even though it is a beautiful coin. I think I have attributed it correctly but any additional insights to this type would be gratefully received. Cilician Armenia. Royal. King Hetoum I, with Queen Zabel AD 1226-1270. 1Tram AR Obverse Crowned lion standing right with a long cross in its paw. Lettering: ՀԵԹՈՒՄ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ ՀԱՅՈՑ Translation: Hetoum king of the Armenians Reverse Queen Zabel and king Hetoum holding a long cross. Lettering: ԿԱՐՈՂՈՒԹ ԻԻՆՆ ԱՅ Ե Translation: By the will of God 21 mm, 2,97 g Issuer Cilician Armenia (Crusader and Christian states in the Eastern Mediterranean) King Hethum I (Հեթում Ա) (1226-1270) Type Standard circulation coin Years 1226-1270 Value 1 Tram Currency Tram (1080-1301) Composition Silver Weight 3.2 g Diameter 21 mm Shape Round (irregular) Technique Hammered Demonetized Yes Number N# 45836 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth77 Posted May 4 · Member Share Posted May 4 Offered as unknown Peloponnesian town: IULIA DOMNA (193-217) AE21mm 3.36g orichalcum (brass) assarion c. 202-5 [ΙΟΥΛI]A Δ - ΟΜΝΑ ...; draped bust r. Φ[IAΛ - E]ΩΝ; Athena wearing Corinthian helmet standing left, right extended holding phiale/patera, spear in left cf. BCD Peloponnesos 1653 It is a Phigalia coin from Arcadia, one of the more common towns in the Peloponnesus. Obverse die-match here. Another obverse die-match from Colonae in Messenia here. And from Cyparissa here. Further hints that the coins for multiple possibly all Pelopponesus towns c. 202-5 were products of the same workshop(s). Bought it blindly, hoping I would end up with a new Peloponnesian town. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMonkeySwag96 Posted May 5 · Member Share Posted May 5 (edited) I bought my first Roman Provincial/Greek Imperial coin: Edited May 5 by MrMonkeySwag96 14 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor robinjojo Posted May 5 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 5 (edited) I recently purchased a couple Faustina II tetradrachms in oh-hum condition (wear, porous metal, corrosion, etc.). They're definitely candidates for upgrades if the opportunity presents itself and the price is not stratospheric. Still, they help fill a hole in the Alexandrian tetradrachm section of the collection for this fascinating and charismatic empress. First a young portrait during the reign of Antoninus Pius: Faustina II, BI tetradrachm, Alexandria, Year 12 (148/9 AD). RPC IV, 1099 12.21 grams And a later portrait during the reign of Marcus Aurelius: Faustina II, BI tetradrachm, Alexandria, Year 4 (163/4 AD). RPC IV, 2591 11.87 grams Edited May 5 by robinjojo 12 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulla80 Posted May 5 · Supporter Share Posted May 5 56 minutes ago, robinjojo said: I recently purchased a couple Faustina II tetradrachms in oh-hum condition (wear, porous metal, corrosion, etc.). They're definitely candidates for upgrades if the opportunity presents itself and the price is not stratospheric. Still, they help fill a hole in the Alexandrian tetradrachm section of the collection for this fascinating and charismatic empress. First a young portrait during the reign of Antoninus Pius: Faustina II, BI tetradrachm, Alexandria, Year 12 (148/9 AD). RPC IV, 1099 12.21 grams And a later portrait during the reign of Marcus Aurelius: Faustina II, BI tetradrachm, Alexandria, Year 4 (163/4 AD). RPC IV, 2591 11.87 grams a great pair to show the progression of Faustina's portrait. here's another coin a couple of years after your first example AD 151-152: Faustina Junior BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Year 15 = AD 151-152. Draped bust right / Dikaiosyne standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae; LI-E across fields. Emmett 1937. 11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victrix Posted May 6 · Member Share Posted May 6 After regretting selling my Otho I found a really good priced retail example and decided to go for it. The name of otho is very legible which is quite important to most who want one of this coins. Hope it looks even better in hand 🤞😄. OTHO. 69 AD. AR Denarius IMP M OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head right / PAX ORBIS TERRARVM, Pax standing left, holding branch and caduceus. RIC I 4; BMCRE 3; RSC 3. 12 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ela126 Posted May 6 · Member Share Posted May 6 (edited) I’m not huge into anything but Byzantine. However I feel I upgraded my Athenian owl this week by selling a graded copy with a wonderful surface, and truncated nose, to one with a slightly worse surface, slightly worse owl (mark in chest), but very superior strike otherwise. Ever since Aaron Burke mentioned “don’t buy an Owl with the nose off the flan”, it’s been an itch I’ve needed to scratch. So, now I’ve corrected that. and I also get to handle it. Edited May 6 by ela126 10 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor robinjojo Posted May 6 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 6 3 hours ago, ela126 said: I’m not huge into anything but Byzantine. However I feel I upgraded my Athenian owl this week by selling a graded copy with a wonderful surface, and truncated nose, to one with a slightly worse surface, slightly worse owl (mark in chest), but very superior strike otherwise. Ever since Aaron Burke mentioned “don’t buy an Owl with the nose off the flan”, it’s been an itch I’ve needed to scratch. So, now I’ve corrected that. and I also get to handle it. That's an excellent owl! Congrats! 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted May 6 · Supporter Author Share Posted May 6 Here is a little bronze coin I was happy to acquire recently. There aren't many coin types that may be attributed to the right place at the right time to coincide with Jesus's ministry as recorded in the New Testament, but this is one of them: SYRIA, GADARA Time of Tiberius AE (11.40mm,1.88g, 12h) Struck AD 28/9 Obverse: ΤΙΒΕΡΙω, bare head of Tiberius right Reverse: LЧ-B (date) to left and right of caduceus References: RPC Online, Vol. I, No. 4814.6 (this coin) Very rare. Excellent condition for the type. Gadara was a city located just southeast of the Sea of Galilee, and is perhaps best-known for its mention in the gospel of Mark as the region where Jesus healed the demoniac Legion and allowed the demons into a herd of swine. (5:1-20) 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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