Featured Roman Province of Antioch in Syria, Emperor by Emperor (Pile On Thread)

In about 10 years I might be able to show my only Antioch coin, LOL

 

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Try to get it sooner @expat, prices are increasing day-by-day

 

LOL, I meant as this thread is still in the first century, it might be years till it reaches my 4th century coin

 

I had not seen this thread before. I'm late but I can post a few Antioch coins... Where is the pile? Trajan? Let's go !


Pompeian era civic issue, BC 64-50
Obv.: Laureate head of Zeus right
Rev.: ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ / ΤΗΣ // ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ, Zeus enthroned left holding Nike and scepter / [...] (date illegible on exergue)



Under Nero, and Q. Ummidius Durmius Quadratus legate of Syria, in 56/7 AD
Obv. ANTIOXEΩN, turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right.
Rev. EΠI KOYAΔPATOY, ram leaping right, head left; star and crescent above // ET EP ( Caesarean Era 105 = A.D. 56/7) below.


under Vespasian in 78/9?
Obv.: ANTIOXЄΩN THΣ MHTΡOΠΟΛEΩΣ, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right, wearing three-turreted mural crown
rev.: Garlanded altar on stand, Γ beneath // ЄT ZKP? (= Caesarean Era 127 = A.D. 78/9?)

 

Here is a coin of the smallest Roman denomination, struck for use at Antioch. The good style suggests it was struck at Rome and distributed to Syria. It is often considered a coin of Antioch (note the large "SC"):



It is tiny, which is hard to tell in a photograph on-line, so compare it to a US cent:


Trajan. 12 mm. 1.02 grams. Very small.
Struck from Roman mint dies for distribution in Syria
RPC III 3681 Antioch, chalkous
RIC II Trajan 443 "semis" page 276 "Probably 101-103"
McAlee, Antioch, 526 "rare" page 214 "half-quadrans/chalous"
Sear II 3250 "copper uncia"

As you can see from the references, the correct name of the denomination is uncertain.