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<p>[QUOTE="Jochen1, post: 3648999, member: 103829"]Trajan Decius, AD 249-251</p><p>AE 26, 14g, 315°</p><p>Obv.: AVT KAI ΓAI MES KV TPA ΔEKIOC CEB</p><p> Bust, draped and cuirassed, radiate, r.</p><p>Rev.: CEΠ KOΛ PHCAINHCIΩN LIIIP</p><p> 2 city goddesses, in long garment and with mural crown, on the left side Edessa stg. r. with Aquarius on pedestal behind, on the right side Rhesaena stg. l., with Sagittarius behind, stg. confronted and clasping hands; between them a burning altar, above an eagle; beneath river-god Chaboras swimming. r.</p><p>Ref.: BMC 29; SNG Copenhagen 246</p><p>Rare, F+/about VF, black-green Patina</p><p>[ATTACH=full]980077[/ATTACH]</p><p>According to R. Ziegler it is not a Homonoia Coinage, because the issuing city (Rhesaena) is standing on the right side, whereas on Homonoia Coinages she stands usually on the left side.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chaboras, today Khabur, a tributary of the Euphrates</p><p><br /></p><p>Best regards</p><p>Jochen[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jochen1, post: 3648999, member: 103829"]Trajan Decius, AD 249-251 AE 26, 14g, 315° Obv.: AVT KAI ΓAI MES KV TPA ΔEKIOC CEB Bust, draped and cuirassed, radiate, r. Rev.: CEΠ KOΛ PHCAINHCIΩN LIIIP 2 city goddesses, in long garment and with mural crown, on the left side Edessa stg. r. with Aquarius on pedestal behind, on the right side Rhesaena stg. l., with Sagittarius behind, stg. confronted and clasping hands; between them a burning altar, above an eagle; beneath river-god Chaboras swimming. r. Ref.: BMC 29; SNG Copenhagen 246 Rare, F+/about VF, black-green Patina [ATTACH=full]980077[/ATTACH] According to R. Ziegler it is not a Homonoia Coinage, because the issuing city (Rhesaena) is standing on the right side, whereas on Homonoia Coinages she stands usually on the left side. Chaboras, today Khabur, a tributary of the Euphrates Best regards Jochen[/QUOTE]
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