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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Greek Imperial| > |Decapolis, Arabia & Syria| > RY69638
Caracalla, 28 January 198 - 8 April 217 A.D. Heliopolis, Coele Syria
|Decapolis,| |Arabia| |&| |Syria|, |Caracalla,| |28| |January| |198| |-| |8| |April| |217| |A.D.| |Heliopolis,| |Coele| |Syria|, Baalbek, a town in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon, east of the Litani River, was known as Heliopolis during Roman rule. It was one of the largest sanctuaries in the empire and contains some of the best preserved Roman ruins in Lebanon. The gods worshiped at the temple, the triad of Jupiter, Venus and Bacchus, were grafted onto the indigenous deities of Hadad, Atargatis and a young male god of fertility. Local influences are seen in the planning and layout of the temples, which vary from the classic Roman design.
RY69638. Bronze AE 18, Sawaya 391 - 393 var. (D78/R153, unlisted die combination), SNG Cop 430, Lindgren-Kovacs A2162A, BMC Galatia -, VF, reverse off-center, Heliopolis (Baalbek, Lebanon) mint, weight 3.885g, maximum diameter 17.8mm, die axis 180o, 211 - 212 A.D.; obverse M AVR ANTONI, laureate head right, seen from behind; reverse COL HEL, Hermes standing slightly left, head left, nude but for cloak over shoulder, purse in right, caduceus in left; from the Butte College Foundation, ex Lindgren; SOLD



  






OBVERSE| LEGENDS|

ANTONINVSAVGVSTV
ANTONINVSAVGVSTVS
ANTONINVSPIVSAVG
ANTONINVSPIVSAVGBRIT
ANTONINVSPIVSAVGGERM
ANTONINVSPIVSFELAVG (ALSO USED BY ELAGABALUS)
DIVOANTONINOMAGNO
IMPCAEMAVRANTAVGPTRP
IMPCAESMAVRELANTONINVSAVG
IMPANTONINETGETACAESAVGFIL
IMPCMAVRANTONAVGPTRP
IMPCMAVRANTONINVSAVG
IMPCMAVRANTONAVGPTRP
IMPCMAVRANTONINVSAVG
IMPCMAVRANTONINVSPONTAVG
IMPMAVRANTONINVSPIVSAVGPMTRPXIII
MAVRANTCAESPONTIF
MAVRANTONCAESPONTIF
MAVRANTONINVSCAES
MAVRELANTONINVSPIVSAVG
MAVRELANTONINVSPIVSAVGBRIT
MAVRELANTONINVSPIVSAVGGERM

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