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Quarter nummus of Antioch during the Great Persecution of Christians Coin Type: Bronze quarter nummus of Antioch under Maximinus II, Caesar 305-308 CE, Augustus 309-313 CE
Mint and Date: Antioch, Officina 8, 310-312 CE.
Size and Weight: 15mm, 1.2g
Obverse: Tyche of Antioch seated on rock, river-god Orontes swimming below.
GENIO AN-TIOCHENI
Reverse: Apollo standing left holding patera and lyre.
APOLLONI SANCTO
Field marks: H in right field.
Exergue: SNA
Provenance: The Holyland (Vcoins), August 2006
Ref: Vagi 2954
BW Ref: 008 025 086
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Note: The exergue should have SMA. This coin clearly has SNA; this is probably just a slip.

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