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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Phoenicia| > GB73083
Berytus, Phoenicia, c. 81 - 78 B.C.
|Phoenicia|, |Berytus,| |Phoenicia,| |c.| |81| |-| |78| |B.C.|, Beirut was conquered by Pompey in 64 B.C. The city was assimilated into the Roman Empire, veteran soldiers were sent there, and large building projects were undertaken. In 14 B.C., Berytus became a colonia named Colonia Iulia Augusta Felix Berytus. Its law school was widely known and in 533 Justinian recognized the school as one of the three official law schools of the empire.
GB73083. Bronze AE 22, Sawaya 15 (D2/R11); Rouvier 468; SNG Cop 84 - 85; BMC Phoenicia p. 53, 11 - 13; Lindgren 2245; HGC 10 110, F, Berytus (Beirut, Lebanon) mint, weight 7.057g, maximum diameter 21.6mm, c. 81 - 78 B.C.; obverse turreted and veiled head of Tyche right; reverse dolphin entwined around vertical trident, flanked by pilei, BΗ-ΠY/TI-ΩN in two lines divided and flanking across field, no date visible; rare; SOLD










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