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| Aigeai, Cilicia, 31 - 30 B.C. |   | Aegeai (various spellings, including Aigeae) means place of goats in Greek and was the name of many cities of antiquity. Aigeai, on the north-western shore of the Gulf of Issos, was the third largest city in Cilicia. It had a very important temple of Asklepios, which was considered a great privilege and which brought many visitors to the city. |
| SH26663. Silver tetradrachm, SNG Levante 1655, Bloesch 111, gVF, weight 14.436 g, maximum diameter 28.8 mm, die axis 0o, Aigeai mint, 31 - 30 B.C.; obverse veiled and turreted head of Tyche right; reverse AIGEAIWN, Athena standing left holding Victory and spear, shield at feet, DI and club in left field, IV below, monogram in lower right field; $1200.00 (€924.00) |
| Arados, Phoenicia, 84 - 83 B.C. |  | The dated coins of this series span almost a century, from 137 to 45 B.C. Below the date is usually a Phoenician letter and below that usually two Greek letters. These control letters may indicate magistrates. |
| SH63520. Silver tetradrachm, Duyrat 3524, BMC Phoenicia 236, VF, weight 14.787 g, maximum diameter 25.9 mm, die axis 315o, Arados mint, 84 - 83 B.C.; obverse turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right; reverse ARADIWN, Nike walking left, apluster in right, palm frond in left, COR (year 176) above Phoenician letter aleph over QC in left field, all within laurel wreath; fantastic crown of city walls and tower; $350.00 (€269.50) |
| Domitian, 13 September81 - 18 September96 A.D., Nicomedia, Bithynia |  | |
| SH57026. Bronze AE 21, RPC II 658 var (rev leg), Rec Gén 32 var (same), BMC Pontus 7 var (same), SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, SNG Tübingen -, VF, weight 10.055 g, maximum diameter 26.0 mm, die axis 180o, Nicomedia mint, 81 - 96 A.D.; obverse AUT DOMITIANOS KAISAR SEB GERM, laureate head right; reverse H MHTROPOLIS KAI PRWTH BIQUNIAS K, turreted and draped bust of Tyche left, NKO-MH ligature across field; very rare; $345.00 (€265.65) |
| Arados, Phoenicia, 62 - 61 B.C. |  | The dated coins of this series span almost a century, from 137 to 45 B.C. Below the date is usually a Phoenician letter and below that usually two Greek letters. These control letters may indicate magistrates. |
| SH63572. Silver tetradrachm, Duyrat 4135; BMC Phoenicia p. 34, 282; Cohen Dated 772, VF, weight 14.966 g, maximum diameter 27.7 mm, die axis 0o, Arados mint, 62 - 61 B.C.; obverse Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right; reverse ARADIWN, Nike walking left, apluster in right, palm frond in left, HqP (year 198) above Phoenician letter gimel over AS in left field, all within laurel wreath; $275.00 (€211.75) |
| Domitian, 13 September 81 - 18 September 96 A.D., Mallos, Cilicia |  | Ziegler (1993) notes 6 coins of Domitian from Mallus. RPC only notes two specimens of this type. Countermarked with branch in oval punch, 3 x 4 mm. Howgego -. |
| RP64575. Bronze AE 23, RPC II 1738 (2 pcs), SNG Levante 1271, Lindgren 1543A, SNG BnF -, BMC Cilicia -, F, weight 7.077 g, maximum diameter 23.4 mm, die axis 0o, Mallos mint, obverse AUTOKRATOR DOMITIANOC, laureate head right; reverse MALLWTWN, IOU / AGA, Tyche seated right, holding stalk of grain; beneath, two river-gods swimming left and right representing the two branches of the Pyramos mouth; ex Forum (2008); very rare; $250.00 (€192.50) |
| Nero, 13 October 54 - 9 June 68 A.D., Mallos, Cilicia |  | Mallos was an ancient city near the mouth of the Pyramus River (now the Ceyhan Nehri), on a hill opposite Magarsus, which served as its port. The river has changed course and the site is now inland a few km from the Mediterranean coast on an elevation, a few km from Karatas, Adana Province, Turkey. Imperial coins of Mallos are rare and usually poorly preserved. |
| SH63445. Bronze AE 24, RPC I 4021; Ziegler Kilikiens 899; SNG Hunterian 2358; Imhoof-Blumer KM p.472, 12; SNG BnF -; SNG Levante -, F, green patina, weight 8.454 g, maximum diameter 24.4 mm, die axis 0o, Mallos mint, obverse NERWN SEBASTOS, laureate head right; reverse MA/LLW/TWN (in right field), Tyche standing left, cornucopia in left, flanked by two river gods, DI / ROU(?) in left field; ex Numismatik Lanz München auction 138, lot 588; rare; $250.00 (€192.50) |
| Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D., Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior |  | Plate coin for The coins of Moesia Inferior 1st - 3rd c. AD, Nicopolis ad Istrum by N. Hristova, H.-J. Hoeft, and G. Jekov.
Nicopolis ad Istrum was founded by Trajan around 101 - 106, at the junction of the Iatrus (Yantra) and the Rositsa rivers, in memory of his victory over the Dacians. Its ruins are located at the village of Nikyup, 20 km north of Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. The town reached its peak during the reigns of Trajan, Hadrian, the Antonines and the Severan dynasty.
Minted under the consular legate (governor) Aurelius Gallus
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| SH63865. Aes AE 25, Nikopolis 2012 8.14.38.10 (this coin); cf. AMNG I/I 1318 ff., Varbanov 2709, gVF, struck with a repaired reverse die, scratches, weight 11.691 g, maximum diameter 25.4 mm, die axis 180o, Nikopolis ad Istrum mint, obverse AU K L C CEUHROC PER, laureate head right; reverse UP AUR GALLO-U NIKOPOLITW / PROC ICT, Tyche standing slightly left, head left, kalathos on head, rudder on globe in right, cornucopia in left; ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung auction 160 (Oct 2007), lot 1793; $250.00 (€192.50) |
| Commodus, March or April 177 - 31 December 192 A.D., Amphipolis, Macedonia |  | |
| SH58235. Bronze AE 25, SNG Evelpidis 1186, Varbanov III 3250 var (fish in ex, same obv die), BMC 118 var (same), SNG Cop 109 var (obv legend), SNG ANS 194 var (same, draped), VF, weight 8.849 g, maximum diameter 25.2 mm, die axis 225o, Amphipolis mint, obverse AUTOK M AUR KOMMODOC ANTON, laureate head right; reverse AMFIPOLEITWN, City-goddess seated left on high-backed throne, polos on head, patera in extended right; rare; $225.00 (€173.25) |
| Caracalla, 28 January 198 - 8 April 217 A.D., Anchialus, Thrace |  | Under the Severan Dynasty, Anchialos acquired the appearance of a Roman city. Anchialos prospered as the most important import and export location in Thrace during the 2nd and 3rd centuries.
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| RP63758. Bronze AE 22, AMNG II 526, Varbanov II 414 var (obv legend), Choice VF, nice green patina, excellent portrait, weight 13.881 g, maximum diameter 27.9 mm, die axis 225o, Anchialus mint, obverse AU K M AUR ANTWNEINO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse OULPIANWN AGCIALEWN (N in exergue), Tyche standing left, rudder in right, right foot and rudder on a small prow left, cornucopia in left; scarce; $180.00 (€138.60) |
| Seleucia Pieria, Syria, Autonomous Period, c. 37 - 36 B.C. |  | The attribution of the countermark to Cleopatra is speculative, but the evidence seems to fit. Similar countermarks are known for Antioch, Chalkis, Seleukia and Laodicea.
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| CM25109. Bronze AE 19, BMC Syria p. 271, 27; RPC I 4324; Lindgren 2122, F, weight 7.386 g, maximum diameter 20.2 mm, die axis 180o, Seleucia Pieria mint, c. 37 - 36 B.C.; obverse veiled head of Tyche right, oval countermark of Cleopatra VII? right, hair in bun; reverse SELEUKEWN THSIERAS KAI AUTONOMOV, thunderbolt with fillet place upon cushioned stool, all within laurel wreath; cleaned and porous, ex-Phil DeVicchi collection; $170.00 (€130.90) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Deultum, Thrace |  | The Romans believed that Fortuna, after deserting the Persians and Assyrians, took flight over Macedonia and saw Alexander perish as she passed into Egypt and into Syria. At last arriving on Mount Palatine she threw aside her wings and casting away her wheel, entered Rome where she took up her abode forever.
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| RP63710. Bronze AE 24, Draganov Deultum 1020 ff. (same dies), SNG Deultum 1020 ff. (same), Jurukova Deultum 291, Choice gVF, weight 9.457 g, maximum diameter 24.4 mm, die axis 180o, Thrace, Deultum mint, obverse IMP GORDI-ANVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse COL• FL• PAC• - D-EVLT, Tyche-Fortuna standing left, wearing kalathos, rudder in right, cornucopia in left; $170.00 (€130.90) |
| Claudius, 25 January 41 - 13 October 54 A.D., Uncertain Caesarea, Syria |  | RPC attributes this rare type to an uncertain mint named Caesarea. See RPC I p. 599 for a discussion of its attribution. |
| RP58658. Bronze AE 20, RPC I 4084, SNG Cop 177 (Caesarea in Cappadocia), BMC Cilicia 5 (Anazarbus), VF, weight 5.545 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 0o, uncertain Caesarea mint, obverse KLAUDIOC KAICAR, laureate head right; reverse ETOUC KAICAREWN G (year 3), turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right; rare; $160.00 (€123.20) |
| Damascus(?), Syria, c. 1st Century B.C. |  | Attribution to Damascus is conjectural (see Lindgren). |
| GB57308. Bronze AE 19, Lindgren III 1633 (unattributed, perhaps otherwise unpublished), cf. Lindgren I A2138A (Damascus), VF, weight 5.281 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 0o, Damascus(?) mint, c. 1st Century B.C.; obverse diademed head of Zeus; reverse turreted bust of Tyche right; Z behind, all within wreath; very rare; $155.00 (€119.35) |
| Hierapolis-Kastabala, Cilicia, 2nd - 1st Century B.C. |  | Hierapolis-Kastabala is located three kilometers north of the Ceyhan River (the ancient Pyramus) in the southern Turkish province of Osmaniye. Alexander the Great stopped at Kastabala before the Battle of Issus in 333 B.C. Antiochus IV renamed the city Hierapolis. |
| GB59290. Bronze AE 22, cf. SNG BnF 2215; SNG Levante 1569; SNGvA 5570; SNG Cop 144; BMC Cilicia p. 82, 3, aVF, weight 8.618 g, maximum diameter 21.2 mm, die axis 0o, Hierapolis-Kastabala mint, 2nd - 1st Century B.C.; obverse veiled head of Tyche right with turreted crown, monogram behind; reverse IEROPOLITWN TWN PROS TWI PUR AMWI, The river-god Pyramos swimming right; eagle standing right on right hand; $150.00 (€115.50) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Deultum, Thrace |  | Vespasian founded Deultum, settled with veterans of Legio VIII Augusta, on the west coast of Lake Mandren between Anchialus and Apollonia.
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| RP63737. Bronze AE 22, SNG Deultum 1355, Mushmov 3732, SNG Cop -, VF, weight 7.049 g, maximum diameter 22.5 mm, die axis 225o, Deultum mint, obverse IMP C GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse COL F L PAC DEVLT, tetrastyle temple with a two-tiered base, spiral fluted columns, and acroteria; Tyche stands facing within, head left, wearing kalathos, phiale in right, cornucopia in left; struck with a reverse die broken on right edge (interesting but not detracting); scarce; $150.00 (€115.50) |
| Laodikeia, Syria, after 47 B.C., Apollo or Cleopatra VII Countermark |  | The attribution of the countermark to Cleopatra is speculative, but the evidence seems to fit. Similar countermarks are known for Antioch, Chalkis, Seleukia and Laodicea.
IOULIEWN is in reference to Julius Caesar's visit in 47 B.C.
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| CM25060. Bronze AE 22, SGCV II 5879, Lindgren 2063 (the countermark noted as "head of Apollo right"), G, weight 7.336 g, maximum diameter 22.9 mm, die axis 0o, Laodikeia mint, obverse turreted head of Tyche right; reverse IOULIEWN TWN KAI LAODIKEWN, Tyche standing left, oval countermark of head of Apollo or Cleopatra VII right, DM in field, ZM in ex; ex Phil DeVicchi collection, green patina; $145.00 (€111.65) |
| Gordian III and Tranquillina, May 241 - 25 February 244 A.D. Moesia Inferior, Istros |  | In 241 Timesitheus was appointed Praetorian Prefect . In May, Gordian married his daughter Tranquillina and she was made Augusta. The marriage was an admission of political indispensability of Timesitheus and Tranquillina's suitability as an empress. Tranquillina survived her husband. She had no sons with him but they may had a daughter, born after Gordian's death. |
| RP54135. Bronze pentassarion, Varbanov 691, AMNG I/I 528, VF, weight 13.509 g, maximum diameter 26.2 mm, die axis 180o, Istros mint, May 241 - 25 Feb 244 A.D.; obverse AVT K M ANT GORDIANOC CABI TRANKILIHN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right confronting draped bust of Tranquillina facing left; reverse ICTRIHNWN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia, E in left field; $135.00 (€103.95) |
| Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D., Amphipolis, Macedonia |  | |
| RP56017. Bronze AE 22, Varbanov III 3301, SNG Cop 118, gVF, weight 6.454 g, maximum diameter 22.0 mm, die axis 180o, Amphipolis mint, obverse AUT K M AUP CEU ALEXANDR, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, from behind; reverse AMFIPOLEITWN, turreted city goddess enthroned left, patera in extended right, fish in ex; $135.00 (€103.95) |
| Hadrian, 11 August 117 - 10 July 138 A.D. |  | Identified as an "orichalcum as" in references. Its actual weight of 2/3 dupondius was a useful denomination in Eastern areas where 3 obols made a dupondius. |
| RB57016. Orichalcum as or 2/3 dupondius, RIC II 680, BMCRE III, Cohen 401, SRCV II 3696, F, area of corrosion on rev, weight 8.502 g, maximum diameter 22.9 mm, die axis 180o, Rome(?) or Antioch(?) mint, 125 - 128 A.D.; obverse HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate and draped bust right, from behind; reverse COS III, S - C, Tyche seated left on rock, stalks of grain in right, resting left elbow on stork, river god swimming right at feet; rare (R2); $135.00 (€103.95) |
| Antoninus Pius, August 138 - 7 March 161 A.D., Laodiceia ad Mare, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria |  | Laodicea-ad-Mare (Latakia, Syria today) flourished under Rome as an repository for East-West trade, second only to Antioch. |
| RP57220. Bronze AE 25, SNG Hunterian 3200; BMC Syria p. 255, 61 var (Antoninus bust right); SNG Cop 350 var (same) and 349 var (FO rev left), VF, minor pitting, weight 10.472 g, maximum diameter 24.4 mm, die axis 0o, Laodikeia ad Mare mint, 140 - 141 A.D.; obverse AVTO KAI AI ADRI ANTWNEINOC CEB, laureate and draped bust left; reverse IOULIEWN TWN KAI LAODIKEWN, towered and draped bust of Tyche of Laodicea left, bunch of grapes in her hair, QE left, HPR (year 188) right; $130.00 (€100.10) |
| Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Caesarea, Cappadocia |  | |
| RP57032. Silver drachm, Metcalf 66e; Sydenham 203 var (bust type-no globe), F, toned, weight 6.885 g, maximum diameter 22.5 mm, die axis 180o, Caesarea mint, 112 - 117 A.D.; obverse AYTOKP KAIC NEP TPAIANOC CEB GEPM DAK, laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind, globe beneath; reverse DHM EX UPAT OV, Tyche standing left, rudder in right, cornucopia in left; scarce; $125.00 (€96.25) |
| Tarsus, Cilicia, 138 - 161 A.D. |  | Tyche (Greek for luck; the Roman equivalent was Fortuna) was the presiding tutelary deity that governed the fortune and prosperity of a city, its destiny. Increasingly during the Hellenistic period, cities had their own specific iconic version of Tyche, wearing a mural crown (a crown like the walls of the city). |
| RP57183. Bronze AE 25, SNG Levante 1011 var (rev leg ADRIA...), SNG BnF 1449 - 1450 var (same), SNG Cop 352 - 253 var (same), VF, weight 13.243 g, maximum diameter 24.7 mm, die axis 0o, Tarsos mint, reign of Antoninus Pius, 138 - 161 A.D.; obverse AUT KAI TI AI ADR ANTWNINOC CEB EU, Zeus seated left, Nike in extended right, long scepter vertical behind in left, P - P across fields; reverse ADR TARCEWN MHTROPOLEWC, Tyche seated right on throne decorated with sphinx, ears of grain and a poppy in right, river god swimming below; $125.00 (€96.25) |
| Gordian III, 29 July 238 - 25 February 244 A.D., Edessa, Macedonia |  | Edessa, Macedonia struck coins from 27 B.C. to 268 A.D. Located on the Via Egnatia, the city prospered in under the Romans but disappeared from history after 500 A.D. In 304 B.C., Seleucus I Nicator commemorated Edessa, Macedonia by founding a city named Edessa in northern Mesopotamia. |
| RP62512. Bronze AE 25, Varbanov 3657 ff. var (obverse legend), SNG Cop 168 - 170 var (same), SNG ANS 265 var (same), BMC Macedonia 25 var (same), AMNG III -, VF/aVF, weight 9.656 g, maximum diameter 24.7 mm, die axis 225o, Edessa mint, obverse AUT K M ANTW GORDIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse EDECCAIWN, Roma seated left on cuirass, Nike in right, parazonium in left, Tyche standing behind crowing Roma with right, cornucopia in left; a few cleaning scratches on the reverse, nice green patina; rare variety; $125.00 (€96.25) |
| Maximinus II Daia, Late 309 - 30 April 313 A.D., Antioch, Syria |  | In 311, after the death of Galerius in late April or May, representatives from Nicomedia presented themselves before Maximinus, bringing images of their gods and requested that Christians not be allowed to live in their city. Late in 311, an embassy from Antioch, led by their curator Theotecnus, also requested permission to banish Christians from their city and its territory. Other cities followed with the same request. Maximinus support for Antioch's requests is advertised by this coin type. Fearing his co-emperors, however, Maximinus changed his mind. His edict in May 313 restored privileges and property to Christians. Later in 313, Licinius captured Antioch and executed Theotecnus. |
| RP57060. Bronze AE 3/4, McAlee 170(h), Van Heesch 3(a), Vagi 2954, VF, rare this nice, weight 1.711 g, maximum diameter 16.0 mm, die axis 180o, 8th officina, Antioch mint, c. 312 A.D.; obverse GENIO ANTIOCHENI, Tyche of Antioch seated facing on rocks, turreted and veiled, stalks of grain in right, river-god Orontes swimming below; reverse APOLLONI SANCTO, Apollo standing left, patera in right, lyre in left, H right, SMA in ex; $120.00 (€92.40) |
| Seleucia Pieria, Syria, Autonomous Period, c. 37 - 36 B.C. |  | The attribution of the countermark to Cleopatra is speculative, but the evidence seems to fit. Similar countermarks are known for Antioch, Chalkis, Seleukia and Laodicea. |
| CM32184. Bronze AE 19, BMC Syria p. 271, 27; RPC I 4324; Lindgren 2122, F, weight 7.804 g, maximum diameter 21.8 mm, die axis 180o, Seleucia Pieria mint, c. 37 - 36 B.C.; obverse veiled head of Tyche right, oval countermark of Cleopatra VII? right, hair in bun; reverse SELEUKEWN THSIERAS KAI AUTONOMOV, thunderbolt with fillet place upon cushioned stool, all within laurel wreath; ex-Phil DeVicchi collection; $110.00 (€84.70) |
| Philip I the Arab, February 244 - End of September 249 A.D., Nisibis, Mesopotamia |  | Nisibis is the city of Netzivin in the Talmud. The Jews of Nisibis resisted the Roman conqueror, Trajan, to maintain Parthian rule. The city was taken only after a lengthy siege. After the it fell, Nisibis was laid waste and the massacre was so great that the houses, streets, and roads were strewn with corpses. |
| RP57190. Bronze AE 26, SNG Cop 241; BMC Arabia p. 122, 17; Lindgren 2603, aVF, weight 10.576 g, maximum diameter 25.2 mm, die axis 0o, Nisibis mint, obverse AUTOK K M IOULI FILIPPOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse IOU CEP KOLW NECIBI MHT, tetrastyle temple with twisted columns; within arched central bay: statue of Tyche seated facing, ram leaping right above; river-god swimming right below; $105.00 (€80.85) |
| Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D., Edessa, Mesopotamia |  | Edessa is the historical name of an Assyrian town in northern Mesopotamia, refounded on an ancient site by Seleucus I Nicator. Caracalla was assassinated in Edessa in 217 and Valerian was captured by Shapur I at Edessa in 260.
In 230, the Persian King Ardashir I invaded Mesopotamia. Alexander attempted to make peace but was rebuffed. He and his mother Julia Mamaea made their headquarters at Antioch and accompanied the legions. The Roman counterattack was defeated in 232 but both sides suffered heavy losses and agreed to a truce. In 233, Severus Alexander celebrated a triumph in Rome to observe his "victory." |
| RP63434. Bronze AE 25, cf. BMC Arabia p. 108, 112, SNG Cop 217 var (bust), VF, weight 7.651 g, maximum diameter 25.4 mm, die axis 315o, Edessa mint, obverse AUT K M A C E ALEXADROC C, laureate head right, slight drapery on far shoulder; reverse MHT KOL EDECCHNWN, turreted Tyche seated left on rock, half-figure of river-god swimming at her feet, star over small flaming altar before and behind; ex CNG auction 160, lot 258; scarce; $100.00 (€77.00) |
| Seleukid Kingdom, Alexander I Balas, 150 - 145 B.C., Apamea Civic Coinage |  | Apamea is about 50 miles south of Antioch. This rare civic coinage type, without the portrait of the Seleukid King, was only issued for one year, 163 SE, 150 - 149 B.C. |
| GB59706. Bronze AE 16, BMC Syria p. 233, 1, Lindgren 2029, Cohen DCA 134, VF, weight 4.278 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, die axis 0o, Syria, Apamea on the Orontes mint, 150 - 149 B.C.; obverse turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right; reverse APAMEWN, warrior advancing left, looking back right, extending right hand, spear and shield in left, GXR (year 163 of Seleukid era) left; rare; $95.00 (€73.15) |
| Parthian Empire, Vologases III, 105 - 147 A.D. |  | Seleucia, where this coin was minted, stood in Mesopotamia, on the west bank of the Tigris River. Trajan destroyed it in 117 A.D. It was rebuilt after Hadrian ceded the area but destroyed again by the Romans in 164 A.D. Today it lies under a Baghdad suburb. |
| GB17922. Bronze dichalkon, Sellwood 79.4; Shore 622, aVF, weight 1.106 g, maximum diameter 11.4 mm, die axis 0o, Seleucia mint, obverse bearded bust left wearing diadem and earring; reverse turreted and draped bust of Tyche right, holding diadem? date before?; nice green patina; rare; $90.00 (€69.30) |
| Tarsos, Cilicia, c. 164 - 37 B.C. |  | Sandan was a Hittite-Babylonian sun, storm, or warrior god, also perhaps associated with agriculture. The Greeks equated Sandan with Herakles (Hercules). At Tarsus an annual festival honored Sandan-Heracles, which climaxed when, as depicted on this coin, an image of the god was burned on a funeral pyre. |
| GB57039. Bronze AE 21, SNG Levante 950; SNG BnF 1307 ff. var (controls); BMC Cilicia p. 180, 108 ff. var (same), gF, weight 6.897 g, maximum diameter 20.5 mm, die axis 0o, Tarsos mint, c. 164 - 37 B.C.; obverse veiled and turreted head of Tyche right; reverse TARSEWN, pyramidal pyre of Sandan on a garlanded base, Sandan stands inside with animal between two altars, eagle on top, controls on left: AM, over two monograms, over Q; $85.00 (€65.45) |
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