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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 5155122, member: 92212&quot;]I&#039;m late to the party, but would like to add two to the thread.</p><p><br /></p><p><u><b>First</b></u>, the same tet type as has already been posted multiple times above with the exception of the date. This one is 5 B.C. (see McAlee&#039;s footnote #152 in his <i>excellent</i> reference on Antiochene coinage re: the dating).&nbsp; Unfortunately my example is quite porous.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1209047[/ATTACH]</p><p>Basic details: 27 mm. 14.3 gr.&nbsp; Dated year 26 of the Actian Era (5 BC).</p><p>Attribution: McAlee_180. Prieur 52. SNG Cop 131. RPC_4151.</p><p>(Only 3 examples shown on RPC Online.)</p><p><br /></p><p><u><b>Secondly</b></u>, below is a Nabatean with Tyche and &quot;river god&quot;. Despite the obvious similarities of reverse, two differences are:</p><p>(1) The mint city is Damascus rather than Antioch</p><p>(2) The river is Chrysorrhoas (modern day Barada) rather than Orontes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Only the head of the river god is visible due to the typical tight flan on this type.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1209048[/ATTACH]</p><p>Nabataean Kingdom under Aretas III</p><p>Damaskos mint, struck <i>ca.</i> 72/71 B.C.</p><p>Obv.:&nbsp; Diademed head of Aretas III, right.</p><p>Rev.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΡΕΤΑ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ; Tyche of Damaskos seated on rick, left, holding cornucopia; river god swimming below; monogram off-flan to outer left.</p><p>Diam.: 20 mm.&nbsp; Weight: 6.47 gr.</p><p>Attrib.: Meshorer, Nabataea 6.&nbsp; HGC 10, 674 (R1).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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