Continuing on with adding more tetradrachms, latest additions are silver Vespasian & Trajan. Trajan (98 - 117 A.D.) AR Tetradrachm PHOENICIA, Tyre Dated COS 5, year 15 (111 AD) O: AVTOKP KAIC NEP TPAIANOC CEB ΓEPM ∆AK, Laureate head right set on eagle standing right; club to left. R: ∆HMAPX - EΞ IE YΠAT E, laureate bust of Melqart draped in lion-skin. 24mm 13.7g Prieur 1515; BMC Phoenicia pg. 301, 15 Vespasian (69 - 79 A.D.) AR Tetradrachm ANTIOCH, SYRIA, 69 A.D. O: AVTOKPATWP KAICAP CEBACTOC OVECPACIANOC, laureate head right R: ETOYC NEOY IEPOY A, Eagle standing left on club, palm branch in left field. 23mm 14.4g RPC 1970
Great pickups, Mat ... yummy, yummy!! I have an example to toss into your sweet thread ... PHOENICIA, Tyre. TrajanAR Tetradrachm AD 98-117 Struck AD 110/1 Diameter: 27 mm Weight: 14.44 grams Obverse: Laureate head right; below, club left and eagle standing right with wings folded Reverse: Tyche seated right, foot set on river-god swimming to right below
Frankly - Mat has good taste. Mine is 14.33 grams, I just love this coin. Yours is nicer in some ways. Notice how our coins are weakest in the same areas. This is a coin I specifically sought out for quite a while. I just love the Hercules. So Roman...
^Thanks for the comments. Yours has more crust but more coin meat on the devices then mine. Nice weight too. Mine was a spur of the moment, ending low on ebay & got it at a great price towards its end.
