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Caracalla, 28 January 198 - 8 April 217 A.D., Antiocheia, Pisidia
| St. Paul the Apostle and Barnabas visited Antioch in Pisidia on his first missionary journey. Paul's sermon in the Jewish synagogue there caused a great stir among the citizens, but the ensuing conflict with the Jews led to the expulsion of the two Christian missionaries from the city. They returned later and appointed elders for the Christian community there. Paul also visited the region in both his second and his third journeys. Paul's "persecutions and sufferings" at Antioch are spoken of in 2 Timothy 3:11. One of the most important building complexes of Antioch is the Great Basilica identified as the "Church of St. Paul" by an altar which was found in Yalvac market place. The foundations at the south side of the basilica are thought to belong to the synagogue where St. Paul first preached to the Gentiles. The altar is dated to the 6th century and the inscription reads AΓIOΣ ΠAYΛOΣ. It is not clear if the basilica was used for another purpose in its earlier levels. Conservation and lifting of the mosaics will shed further light on this important building. |  |
RP110696. Bronze AE 23, Krzyzanowska XVIII/35; SNG BnF 1182 (Elagabalus); BMC Lycia -, aVF, near centered, brown tone, Antioch in Pisidia (Yalvac, Turkey) mint, weight 5.227g, maximum diameter 23.3mm, die axis 0o, c. 205 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS A, laureate head right, bare right shoulder seen from behind; reverse ANTIOCH GEN COL CAE, Genius of the colony standing left, branch downward in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; scarce; SOLD
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