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Apameia, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria, 9 - 8 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. |  |
GY87604. Bronze AE 22, RPC I 4353; SNG Cop 301; SNG Mün 809; BMC Galatia p. 234, 12; Lindgren-Kovacs 2032; SGCV II 5870; HGC 9 1425 (S) var. (date), gVF, well centered, some porosity, Syria, Apameia (Qalaat al-Madiq, Syria) mint, weight 8.033g, maximum diameter 21.5mm, die axis 90o, 9 - 8 B.C.; obverse head of young Dionysos right wreathed with ivy, ME monogram behind; reverse thyrsos (staff of Dionysos), AΠAMEΩN / THΣ IEPAΣ in two downward lines on right, KAI AΣYΛOY downward on left, ΔT (year 304 of the Seleucid Era) downward inner left; scarce; SOLD
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