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Sidon (Saida, Lebanon) - 1/8 shekel (Vth C. BC)Obv.: galley sailing left bfore the walls of Sidon, beneath lion (?) left.
Rev.: bearded deity standing right shooting with bow ; countermark
8 mmGinolerhinoAug 03, 2006

Alexander the Great - hemiobol (?) minted in PhoeniciaObv.: head of young Heracles right
Rev.: AΛEΞANΔPOY , Zeus enthroned left holding sceptre and eagle ; to the left, monogram AP
9 mmGinolerhinoAug 03, 2006

Byblos (Jebail, Lebanon) - 1/8 shekel of Adramelek (IVth C. BC)Obv.:galley sailing left with two hoplites on board, beneath hippocamp left
Rev.: legend that should be "Adramelek king of Jebal", bull kneeling left attacked by lion on his back.
8-10 mmGinolerhinoAug 03, 2006

Sidon (Saida, Lebanon) - 1/8 shekel of Abdashtart (Strato I, 370-358 BC)Obv.: galley sailing left above waves
Rev.: bearded deity about to slay lion, between them lettres O O
9 mmGinolerhinoAug 03, 2006

Sidon (Saida, Lebanon) - 1/8 shekel of Abdashtart (Strato I, 370-358 BC)Obv.: galley sailing left upon waves
Rev.: bearded deity about to slay lion, between them an altar, and letter O.
9 mmGinolerhinoAug 03, 2006

Gaza - hemiobol (IVth C. BC)Obv.: head of helmeted Athena right
Rev.: AΘ[E] , owl and olive-branch
7-9 mm, 0.93 gGinolerhinoAug 03, 2006

Athens - tetradrachm (Vth - IVth C. BC)Obv.: head of Athena right, wearing helmet and wreath.
Rev.: AΘE , owl right.GinolerhinoAug 03, 2006

Athens - tetradrachm (IVth C. BC)Obv.: head of Athena right weraing helmet and wreath. Phoenician countermark on her cheek.
Rev.: AΘE , owl right.GinolerhinoAug 03, 2006

?Obv.: male mature/young janiform head
rev.: goat walking right

Same obv. die :
http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=129275

Well... Actually, it's a fake ! Too bad.
3 commentsGinolerhinoAug 03, 2006

Tyre (Sour, Lebanon) - Stater (c. 400 - 332 BC)Melqart holding bow riding hippocamp right, over two lines of waves, dolphin (out of flan) below.
Egyptian-style owl right, head facing, crook and flail over shoulder. To the right : IIII (year 4 ?). 12.80 gGinolerhinoAug 03, 2006

Arados (Rouad, Syria) - tetrobol (Vth - IVth C BC)M A (in Phoenician) , marine deity swimming right, holding two dolphins by their tails
Galley right, hippocamp right below.

SNG Cop. 41 commentsGinolerhinoAug 03, 2006

Achaemenid siglos (c. 420 - 375 BC)Obv.: Persian king (or hero) kneeling or running right, holding spear and bow
rev.: irregular punchesGinolerhinoAug 03, 2006

Maximinus Thrax - dupondiusIMP. MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG. , radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
SALVS AVGVSTI / S C , Salus seated left on throne feeding serpent rising from altarGinolerhinoAug 03, 2006

Philip junior - sestertiusIMP. M. IVL. PHILIPPVS AVG.
LIBERALITAS AVGG. III / S C , Philip the Arab and Philip junior togate, seated left on curule chairs.GinolerhinoAug 03, 2006

Postumus - double sestertiusIMP. C. M. CASS. LAT. POSTVMVS P.F. AVG. , radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right
FIDES MILITVM , Fides standing left holding double-standards.GinolerhinoAug 03, 2006

Severus Alexander - asIMP. SEV. ALEXANDER AVG.
P.M. TR.P. X COS. III P.P. / S C , Otium standing left resting on garden hoe and trashing weed.
Minted 231.GinolerhinoAug 03, 2006

Severus Alexander - sestertiusIMP. ALEXANDER PIVS AVG.
P.M. TR.P. XI COS.[III P.P.] / S C , Sol standing left, raising right hand and holding globe.GinolerhinoAug 03, 2006

Victorinus - antoninianusIMP. C. VICTORINVS P.F. AVG.
SALVS AVG. , Salus standing right feeding serpent in arms

RIC 67GinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Claudius II - antoninianusIMP. CLAVDIVS AVG.
VICTORIA AVG. , Victoria standing left golding wreath and palmGinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Claudius II - antoninianusIMP. C. CLAVDIVS AVG.
IOVI STATORI , Jupiter Stator standing facing, head right, holding long sceptre and thunderbolt

RIC 52GinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Claudius II - antoninianusIMP. C. CLAVDIVS AVG.
GENIVS EXERCI. , Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopiae

RIC 48GinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Claudius II - antoninianusIMP. CLAVDIVS AVG.
VIRTVS AVG. , Virtus standing left holding spear and leaning on shield, to the right : B

RIC 111GinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Tetricus - antoninianusIMP. C. TETRICVS P.F. AVG.
[VICTOR]IA A[VG.] , Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm

RIC 141 ?GinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Tetricus - antoninianus (imitation)MP C TITRICVS [...] (sic) , radiate and cuirassed bust right
FIDE MILITVM (sic) , Fides standing left holding two standardsGinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Tetricus junior - antoninianusC. PIV. ESV. TETRICVS CAES.
SPES AVGG. , Spes walking left

RIC 270GinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Tetricus junior - antoninianus[C. PIV. ESV. TETR]ICVS CAES.
PIE[TAS AVGVSTOR.] , sacrificial implements.

RIC 259GinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Tetricus junior - antoninianusC. PIV. ESV. TETRICVS CAES.
PIETAS AVGVSTOR. , sacrificial implements

RIC 2581 commentsGinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Gallienus - antoninianusGALLIENVS AVG.
PAX AVG. , Peace standing left holding branch and transverse sceptre, to the left : T.
GinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Gallienus - antoninianusGALLIENVS AVG.
PROVID. AVG. , Providentia standing left holding wand and cornucopiae, a globe at her feet. To the right : X

Cohen 862GinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Gallienus - antoninianusGALLIENVS AVG.
AEQVITAS AVG. , Aequitas standing left holding scales and cornucopiae, to the right : VI

RIC 553GinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Gallienus - antoninianusGALLIENVS AVG.
SOLI CONS. AVG. , Pegasus jumping right, N in exergue

RIC 283GinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Gallienus - antoninianus[GAL]LIENVS AVG.
IOVI CO[NS. AVG.] , goat walking left (no exergue ?)GinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Salonina - antoninianusCOR. SALONINA AVG.
PVDICITIA , Pudicitia standing left, raising veil and holding transverse sceptre.GinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Salonina - antoninianusCOR. SALONINA AVG.
FECVNDITAS AVG. , Fecunditas standing left holding cornucopiae, with right hand over childGinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Postumus - antoninianusIMP. C. POSTVMVS P.F. AVG.
COS. IIII , Victory standing right holding wreath and palm.

Minted in Cologne.
RIC 287GinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Postumus - antoninianusIMP. C. POSTVMVS P.F. AVG
MONETA AVG. , Moneta standing left holding scales and cornucopiae
RIC 315GinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Victorinus - antoninianus[IMP. C. VI]CTORINVS P.F. AVG
[IN]VICTVS , Sol Invictus advancing left with whip. Star to the left.
RIC 114GinolerhinoAug 01, 2006

Caracalla - antoninianusANTONINVS PIVS AVG. GERM.
P.M. TR.P. XVIII COS. IIII P.P. , The Sun radiate, standing right head left, raising right hand and holding globe.

2 commentsGinolerhinoJul 31, 2006

Caracalla - denariusANTONINVS PIVS AVG. , Bust of young Caracalla laureate, draped and cuirassed
INDVLGENTIA AVGG. / IN CARTH. , Caelestis golding thunderbolt and riding jumping lion right, above stream of water.GinolerhinoJul 31, 2006

Trajan Decius - antoninianusIMP. C. M. Q. TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG.
PANNONIAE , the two Pannoniae standing left and right, each one holding standard.

RIC 21bGinolerhinoJul 31, 2006

Gordian III - antoninianusIMP. GORDIANVS PIVS FEL. AVG.
AETERNITATI AVG. , The Sun radiate, naked, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand.

RIC 83
GinolerhinoJul 31, 2006

Heliogabalus - denariusIMP. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. , laureate, draped and cuirassed bearded bust right, with horn on the top of the head
SVMMVS SACERDOS AVG. , Heliogabalus in High-Priest attire holding a branch and a patera above a tripod altar ; six-pointed star to le left.

RIC 146
GinolerhinoJul 31, 2006

Julia Domna - denariusIVLIA AVGVSTA
FORTVNAE FELICI , Fortune seated left on throne, holding cornucopiae and rudder on globe.

RIC 553GinolerhinoJul 31, 2006

Plautilla - denariusPLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE
PROPAGO IMPERI , Plautilla standing right holding hand of her husband Caracalla, wearing toga and standing left.

RIC 362GinolerhinoJul 31, 2006

Postumus - antoninianusIMP. C. POSTVMVS P.F. AVG
PIETAS AVG , Pietas standing left holding two children, two more at her feet.

I love Postumus' portrait on this one, he looks like Santa Claus. Maybe it's because of the children on the reverse. The reverse die style is typically gallic.

RIC 3201 commentsGinolerhinoJul 31, 2006

Volusian - antoninianusIMP. CAE. C. VIB. VOLVSIANO AVG.
VIRTVS AVGG. , Virtus standing left, holding spear and resting on shield, star to the right.
1 commentsGinolerhinoJul 31, 2006

Commodus - sestertiusM. COMMODVS ANTO NINVS AVG. PIVS , laureate and draped bust right
ANNO. AVG. TR.P. VIIII IMP. VII COS. IIII P.P. / S C , Annona standing left holding statuette and cornucopiae, at her feet modius with corn-ears, behind her the rear-part of a ship with sailors.GinolerhinoJul 31, 2006

Commodus - SestertiusM. COMMODVS AN[T. P.FELIX AVG. BRIT.] ? , laureate bust right
[P.]M. TR.P. XI [IMP VII COS. V P.P. / FI]D. EXERC[IT. / S C] , Commodus standing left on platform adressing a group of 6 soldiers bearing standards.

GinolerhinoJul 31, 2006

Commodus - Medallic sestertiusWorn obverse legend, that should read : L. AELIVS AVRELIVS COMMODVS AVG. PIVS FELIX , head of Hercules/Commodus left, wearing lion's skin
HER CVLI / ROM ANO / AVG VST. in three lines divided by club, all in wreath. No SC.
33-34 mm

This bronze coin has the size of a large sestertius, but has not the letters SC, and the obverse is from the die engraver who worked for medallions, while the reverse die was carved with much less care. It is a reduced version of a medallion (42 mm) discovered in Crete - the only parallel I could find :
http://www.maat.com.au/commodusmedallion.html

Probably unpublishedGinolerhinoJul 31, 2006

Geta - AsP. SEPT. GETA CAES. PONT. , draped and cuirassed bust right
DI PATRII / S C , Liber Pater and Hercules standing facing each other
Cohen 33
Issued in 204

This as, among other coins with the pair of gods Liber Pater / Hercules on the reverse, was issued for the Secular Games of 204. Liber Pater and Hercules are the Roman versions of Melqart (Hercules) and Shadrafa (Liber Pater), the 2 punic gods of Leptis Magna, Libya, the city of Septimius Severus and his Pratorian Prefect Plautianus.GinolerhinoJul 31, 2006

Septimius Severus - SestertiusL. SEPT. SEV. PERT. AVG. IMP. VII, laureate bust right with drapery on left shoulder.
DIVI. M. PII F. P.M. TR.P. III COS. II P.P. / S C , Felicitas standing left, right foot on prow, holding cornucopiae and caduceus.
RIC 701 ; BMC 572
Issued in 195GinolerhinoJul 31, 2006

Faustina Senior - sestertiusAE 31 mm, 20.41 g
DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA , veiled and diademed bust r.
PIETAS AVG / S C , Pietas standing l., dropping incense on candelabrum and holding box of perfumes
Minted after 141.

RIC III Antoninus Pius 1146Ac1 commentsGinolerhinoJul 27, 2006

Faustina Junior - sestertiusFAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust r. wearing diadem.
FECVNDITAS / S C , Fecunditas standing r. holding scepter and small baby.
Minted in 161

RIC 1638GinolerhinoJul 27, 2006

Marcus Aurelius - sestertiusM ANTONINVS AVG GERM TR P XXIX , laureate bust r.
LIBERALITAS AVG VI IMP VII COS III / S C , Liberalitas standing l. holding abacus and cornucopiae

Minted 174-175
RIC 11471 commentsGinolerhinoJul 27, 2006

Arados (Rouad, Syria) - Trajan(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Caesarea Paneas (Baniyas, Israel) - Marcus Aurelius[...] AN TωNE[INOC] , laureate bust right
[...] / KAICAP / ΠANIA / ΔOC in wreath
15 mmGinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Caesarea (Caesarea, Israel) - ?(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Caesarea (Caesarea, Israel) - Severus Alexander(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Caesarea (Caesarea, Israel) - Trebonianus Gallus(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Gadara (Um Qays, Jordan) - Marcus Aurelius(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Hierapolis (Mambij, Syria) -IEPOΠO ΛEITωN , bust of laureate Apollo right.
ETZ[...] = year (..)7 , lyre.
13 mm

I suppose this autonomous small coin was minted in the IInd C. This Apollo looks very much like the Apollo playing cithar who was worshiped in Daphne, Antioch's main sanctuary. He must be the Greek version of some northern Syrian traditional young male deity.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Hierapolis (Mambij, Syria) - Marcus Aurelius(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Hierapolis (Mambij, Syria) - Philip the Arab(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Rabbathmoba (Rabba, Jordan) - Septimius Severus(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Zeugma (Turkey) - Antoninus Pius(description later)GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Ascalon (Ashkelon, Israel) - TrajanCEBAC[TOC] , laureate bust of Trajan right.
ACLAΛΩ , female deity standing left holding standard and aphlaston (WTF ?) ; to the left, an altar ; to the right, a dove, and ΔIC : year 214 = 110-111 AD.
23 mm.

The dove is the sacred bird of the godess Derketo. The deity standing on this reverse may be a tyche, but may be Derketo too.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Beroea (Aleppo, Syria) - TrajanIllegible legend. Laureate bust right.
BEPOI / AIωN / Γ in wreath1 commentsGinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Berytus (Beyrouth, Lebanon) - ElagabalusIMP. CAES. M. AVR. ANTONINVS AVG. , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
COL. IVL. AVG. FEL. BER , temple of Tyche (?)
23 mm2 commentsGinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Gaza - HadrianRev.: ΓAZA / B EΠI : Year 2 of the "epidemia" (imperial visit to the city) = 131 AD ; Tyche standing left holding sceptre and cornucopia, a cow at her feet. To the right : Mim (the phoenician letter one can see on all Gaza coins).GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Sidon (Saida, Lebanon) - Tetradrachm of CaracallaOn the reverse, there is the ceremonial cart of Astarte between the eagle's legs.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Sidon (Saida, Lebanon) - Claudiusrev.: ΣIΔΩNOΣ , Europe riding the Bull right. Date : BΞP : year 162 = 51-52 AD.

In the mythology, Europe was a princess from Sidon.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Sidon (Saida, Lebanon) - ElagabalusRev.: processional cart containing the ovoid sacred stone of Astarte.
24 mmGinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Sidon (Saida, Lebanon) - ElagabalusRev. : Processional cart containing the ovoid sacred stone of of Astarte, SID above.
19 mm.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Emesa (Homs, Syria) - Julia DomnaIOV[ΛIA] ΔOMNA [AVΓ]. , bust of Julia Domna right
[EMICΩ]N KOΛΩNIAC / ZKΦ : year 527 sel. = 215-216 AD. , monumental cubic altar on three steps, with 2 storeys ornamented with 3 niches with statues, small lighted altar on top.
24 mm

This kind of monumental cubic altar is well-known in Roman Syria. There was one much like it in front of Jupiter's Temple in Heliopolis (Baalbek, Lebanon), not far from Emesa ; it has been excavated and partially restored by a Swiss mission. A structure f the same kind has been recently restored by Jacques Seigne in Gerasa (Jerash, Jordan) in front of Zeus Temple. We know no trace of any ancient sanctuary in today's Homs, but this altar, depicted on this coin, was probably in front of the Elagabal Temple. The High-Priest (future emperor Elagabalus) is said to have been "dancing around the altars" : this was in fact the circumambulatio, exactly like today's Muslims turn around the Cube (Kaaba) in Mekka.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Laodicea (Lattakieh, Syria) - Antoninus PiusIllegible legend mostly out of flan , laureate bust of Antoninus Pius right
IOVΛIEωN TωN KAI ΛAODIKEωN , turreted bust of Tyche right ; to the right ΘE, to the left HΠP : year 188 = 140-141 AD.
24 mm

The crown of the Tyche is a model of the city walls, with the arched gate flanked by two towers.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Laodicea (Lattakieh, Syria) - Elagabalus[IMP.] C. M. AVR. ANTONINVS , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right
COLONIA LAODICEA [...] / Δ E , eagle facing in shrine made of canopy supported by two columns

From the nice portrait, it is Elagabalus.1 commentsGinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Laodicea (Lattakieh, Syria) - Trajan[AYTOKP. NEP.] TPAIANOC APICT. [KAIC. CEB. ΓEP. ΔAK. ΠAP.] , laureate bust right
IOYΛIEωN TωN KAI ΛAO[ΔIKEωN BΞP] , turreted bust of Tyche right
25 mm.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Seleucia Pieria (Samandagi, Turkey) - TrajanIllegible legend ; laureate bust right.
CEΛEYKEωN [ΠEIEP]IAC / ZEYC KACIOC , sacred conical baetyl of Zeus Kasios under canopy supported by four columns, seen in perspective.
24 mm.

Seleucia Pieria was the port of Antioch. Her main sanctuary was Zeus Kasios (the god who is on Mount Kasios, near the city), worshiped as a conical sacred stone - exactly like Elagabal in Emesa.1 commentsGinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Edessa (Sanliurfa, Turkey) - Septimius Severus and Abgar VIIIIllegible legend ; bust of Septimius Severus right
ABΓAPOC BACI[ΛEVC] , bust of Abgar VIII right, wearing the royal tiara ornamented with a star in a crescent, sceptre to the right.
Bronze, 19 mm.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Edessa (Sanliurfa, Turkey) - Caracalla[...] ANTωNEINOC CEB. , radiate, draped and cuirassed bust seen from behind
[... ]O. EΔECCA , Tyche seated left on rock, river-god swimming at her feet.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

City of Mesopotamia - Severus Alexander[... AΛE]ΞANΔPOC C. , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Blundered legend ? I cannot be sure this city is Nisibis, Edessa, Carrhae... Looks like it is Edessa, but the rest of the legend does not fit... Tyche seated left on rock, flaming altar to the left, river-god swimming at her feet.1 commentsGinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Carrhae (Harran, Turkey) - Severus Alexander[... AΛEΞ]ANΔP[OC...] , laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander left, holding shield
MHT. KO. KAPPHNωN ? Tyche of Carrhae seated left on rock, altar to the left, small river-god swimming at her feet.
Bronze, 23 mm

I am not sure this coin is from Carrhae : all Mesopotamian cities had the same veiled and seated Tyche (copied from the Tyche of Antioch) at the reverse of their coins.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Edessa (Sanliurfa, Turkey) - Gordian III and Abgar XThis coin is very worn, sorry.
[AVTOK. K. M. ANT. ΓOP]ΔIANOC [CEB.] , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right.
[AVTOK. ΓOPΔIANOC ABΓAPOC BACIΛEVC] , Gordian III seated right on chair set on platform facing Abgar X standing left and holding small nike.
Bronze, 31 mm.

Abgar X was king of Osrhoene and a close ally of the Romans when Gordian III led a military expedition against the Sassanid Persians in AD 242. With such a coin, minted in Edessa, the city of Abgar, we see the hierarchy of powers, who is enthroned, and who is standing in front of him waiting for orders. In fact, this coin reflects the feudal system in the Middle East at the time, and is closely paralleled by Parthian reliefs showing the King of Kings enthroned and a vassal king standing in front of him.

Bought in Amman (Jordan) just behind the Roman theatre.GinolerhinoJul 26, 2006

Gordian III - sestertiusNice Gordian III sestertius, reverse : Providentia Aug. 28-32 mm, 20.54 g. RIC IV Gordian III 257

It was minted in 238, and is probably the very first bronze issue as Augustus for this young emperor of only 13. I like this coin because of the portrait : Gordian tries to look serious, without the stupid smile he has on later issues.1 commentsGinolerhinoJul 25, 2006

Rhesaina (Mesopotamia) - Trajan DeciusAYT. KAI. ΓAI. MEC. KY. [ΔEKIOC ? TPAI]ANOC CEB. , radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
[CEΠ.] PHCAINHCIωN L. III P. , Temple seen in perspective, eagle inside ; beneath, the River-god Aborrhas (the Khabur) swimming left.1 commentsGinolerhinoJul 25, 2006

Rhesaina (Mesopotamia) - Trajan DeciusIllegible circular legend. bust of Trajan Decius radiate, draped and cuirassed right.
[...]PHCAINHCIωN L.III P. , eagle facing on palm, beneath : founder with two oxen.GinolerhinoJul 25, 2006

Perga (Pamphylia) - VolusianusA. K. Γ. OVIB. ΓAΛ OVOΛOVCIANON , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, upon eagle standing right holding wreath in beak.
ΠEP ΓAI ΩN , Tyche holding cornucopia seated left, facing Artemis standing right, a stag (?) at her feet.
30 mm

It looks very much like this unpublished one (and is probably from the same reverse die) :
http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=1442042 commentsGinolerhinoJul 25, 2006

Viminacium (Kostolac) - As of Philip the ArabIMP. M. IVL. PHILIPPVS AVG. , laureate, draped and cuirassed bust.
PROVINCIA DACIA / AN II , Dacia wearing phrygian cap seated left, holding scimitar, between an eagle with a vexillum inscribed V and a lion with a vexillum inscribed XIII.

These coins were minted for the Province of Dacia. The vexilla and emblems are those of Legio V Macedonica (base in Potaissa) and Legio XIII Gemina (base in Apulum (Alba Iulia)).1 commentsGinolerhinoJul 25, 2006

Rhesaina (?) - Legio III ParthicaNo legend ? Radiate bust left.
LEC [III] ? , vexillum bearing the numeral A.GinolerhinoJul 25, 2006

Rhesaina (Mesopotamia) - Third Legion ParthicaIllegible circular legend. Naked bust of a laureate emperor upon eagle.
LEG. III , Vexillum (maybe with the letter Γ on it).

These small coins issued by the IIIrd Legion usually come from Rhesaina (Ras el-Ayn, at the source of the river Khabur, nowat the Syro-Turkish border). The obverse looks like it is Caracalla, but also like a consecration portrait.GinolerhinoJul 25, 2006

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