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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 3620012, member: 99456&quot;]It was &quot;Christmas in July&quot; when this “Star of Bethlehem” coin arrived this week.&nbsp; Although it is not Roman republican, it is one that has been on my watch-list.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]969980[/ATTACH]</p><p>SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch.</p><p>AE Trichalkon, Q. Ummidius Durmius Quadratus, legatus</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right with ANTIOXEΩN</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Leaping ram (Aries) looking back at star in crescent above, EΠIKOYADPATOY (translation is “reign of Quadratus”) dated ETEP</p><p>25th Anniversary of Resurrection &amp; 60th Anniversary of Birth</p><p>ETEP= 105 or 56/7AD (Caesarian Era starting 49BC)</p><p>This was minted during the first years of Nero’s reign in Rome (misattributed at McAlee 125a in the auction listing - I think the correct references are McAlee 102; RPC I 4290).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a couple of interesting links related to this coin:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Star-Bethlehem-Legacy-Magi/dp/0813527015/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9780813527017&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;qid=1563928737" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/Star-Bethlehem-Legacy-Magi/dp/0813527015/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9780813527017&amp;linkCode=qs&amp;qid=1563928737" rel="nofollow">The Star of Bethlehem</a> : The Legacy of the Magi by Michael R. Molnar, 1999</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/data/cartwright/Star%20of%20Bethlehem%20Coins.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/data/cartwright/Star%20of%20Bethlehem%20Coins.pdf" rel="nofollow">Star of Bethlehem Coins</a> : A Set of Serial Commemoratives by T. B. Cartwright, 2014</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Post any coins of Seleucis and Pieria, your Christmas in July coin, or anything else entertaining.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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