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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Roman Provincial| > |Roman Syria| > RY75674
Macrinus, 11 April 217 - 8 June 218 A.D., Beroea, Cyrrhestica, Syria
|Roman| |Syria|, |Macrinus,| |11| |April| |217| |-| |8| |June| |218| |A.D.,| |Beroea,| |Cyrrhestica,| |Syria|, Aleppo is called Halab in Hittite documents of the second millennium B.C. The city opened its gates to Alexander after the Battle of Issus. Seleucus built a new city nearby and named it Beroea. Saint Paul records that his preaching at Beroea was a great success. The city was sacked by the Persians in 540, and captured by the Muslims without a fight in 637.
RY75674. Silver tetradrachm, Prieur 892; Bellinger Syrian 85; cf. BMC Galatia p. 132, 19 - 20 (bust); SNG Righetti 1861 (same); SNG Cop -; SNG Munchen -; SNG Hunterian -, aVF, toned, grainy surfaces, small edge/lamination chips, Cyrrhestica, Beroea (Allepo, Syria) mint, weight 12.848g, maximum diameter 25.7mm, die axis 180o, 11 Apr 217 - 8 Jun 218 A.D.; obverse AYT K MA OΠ CE MAKPINOC CE, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse ΔHMAPX EΞ YΠATOC Δ (holder of Tribunitian power, consul for the 4th time), eagle standing front, wings spread, head and tail left, wreath in beak, B - E divided by winged and horned lion-like animal standing facing below; from Alex G. Malloy; SOLD











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