82 year old Khaled al-As'ad was a university professor who spent his life painstakingly reconstructing the history of Palmyra, Syria. He was killed for refusing to surrender the location of Palmyra's ancient treasure. Lets not forget his sacrifice...may his cup never be empty. A true hero of the ancient world., worthy of song and story. Please post your best coins of Syria. http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/18/middleeast/isis-executes-antiquities-expert/index.html
Pure tragedy. Not national, not religious, not political: rather, HUMAN tragedy. Disgusted. Khalad al-As'ad is a Hero for humanity. He is a Human.
ANTONIUS PIUS AE23 OBVERSE: [AVT]O KAI TI AIΛ AΔ[ ] (retrograde) Laureate head left REVERSE: ZEVΓMATEWN, Tetrastyle temple with peribolos containing grove and having a colonnade (only roof slabs shown) to left and right, and in front a portico or panelled wall of two storeys; all within wreath Struck at Commagene Zeugma Syria, 138-161AD 8.80g, 23mm BMC 3 GIC 1492v ELAGABALUS AE 21 OBVERSE: AVT KAI M AV ANTWNINOC, radiate head right REVERSE: SC within wreath, Delta Episolon above, eagle standing right below Struck at Antioch ad Orontem, Syria, 218-222 AD 6.56g, 21mm BMC 426 VOLUSIAN AE30 OBVERSE: AVTOK K G AFIN GAL OVEND OVOLOCCIANOC CEB, radiate and draped bust right REVERSE: ANTIOXEWN MHTRO KOLWN D-e, SC below, Tyche seated facing within tetrastyle temple, the river-god Orontes swimming beneath her, ram leaping right above Struck at Syria-Antioch, 251-253 AD 17.1g, 30mm SNGCop 295
This one is from Vabalathus, before deciding to declare himself Augustus against Aurelian, which happened in Palmyra. ABALATHUS & AURELIAN AE22mm 2.54g Antoninian (VF) AV: VABALATHVS VC R IM DR; laureate diademed draped cuirassed seen from back bust r. REV: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG; radiate draped cuirassed bust r. E underneath. EXE: - REF: RIC V-1 Antioch 381, 5th officina, 271-272AD. RIP, mr. Asaad
Syria- 5 Piasters- 1935. Emperor Aurelian- Third Century AD. His history is linked with Palmyra. In honor of Martyr Khaled Al Assaad who died for the sake of Humanity and Archaeology. Only such people can raise the glory of their nation.
