RY83925. Bronze AE 19, McAlee 100 (rare); RPC I 4286 (6 spec.); SNG Cop 99; BMC Galatia p. 160, 69 var. (star within crescent), Choice gVF, attractive black patina with red earthen highlighting, well centered and struck, some porosity, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 5.804g, maximum diameter 19.4mm, die axis 0
o, reign of Nero, legate series, 55 - 56 A.D.; obverse ANTIOXEΩN, veiled and turreted head of Tyche right; reverse EΠI KOYAΔPATOY, ram leaping right, looking back, star above (no crescent), ET ΔP (year 104 of the Caesarean Era) below; this type is nicknamed
"The Star of Bethlehem Coin";
rare;
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