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Apameia, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria, 10 - 9 B.C.
| Apameia Syria, on the Orontes River, is believed to be the Biblical city Shepham (Num. xxxiv. 11). Previously called Pharmake, in 300 B.C., Seleucus I fortified and enlarged the city and renamed it for his Bactrian wife, Apama. Pompey razed the fortress and annexed the city to Rome in 64 B.C. In the revolt of Syria under Q. Caecilius Bassus, it held out against Julius Caesar for 3 years until the arrival of Cassius in 46 B.C. During the Jewish Revolt, Apamea spared the Jews who lived in their midst and would not allow them to be murdered or led into captivity (Josephus, Bell. Jud. ii. 18, § 5). Ancient remains include the Great Colonnade, nearly 2 km long, and the Roman Theater with seating for over 20,000. The site is about 55 km (34 mi) NW of Hama, Syria, overlooking the Ghab valley. |  |
RY86707. Bronze AE 21, De Luynes IV p. 42, 3458; RPC I 4354 (4 spec.); SNG Cop 300 var. ( (MA below); BMC Galatia p. 234, 11 var. (same); HGC 9 -; SNG Mün -; Lindgren -, VF, dark patina with red earthen highlighting, tight flan, reverse off center, Syria, Apameia (Qalaat al-Madiq, Syria) mint, weight 7.784g, maximum diameter 20.9mm, die axis 0o, 10 - 9 B.C.; obverse head of Dionysos right, wreathed in ivy; reverse cornucopia overflowing with fruits and grains, ΓT (year 303) inner left, AΠAMΕΩN / TΗΣ IΕPAΣ - KAI AΣYΛOY in three downward lines (first two on left, last on right), Δ-I flanking tip of cornucopia; ex J.S. Wagner Collection; extremely rare; SOLD
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