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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4018679, member: 87404"]Very nice new coin! Great portrait!! </p><p><br /></p><p>It appears that these AE SC wreath Antiochene coins had Latin legend from Augustus through Nerva and then changed to Greek legend with Trajan and continued with Greek there afterwards.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181219_234705607.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Vespasian, Ruled 69-79 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE26, Syria, Antioch Mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck 75-78 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IMP CAESAR – VESPASIAN AVG, laureate head left.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Large SC surrounded by laurel wreath of eight leaves.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RPC 2009, McAlee 362c</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 26mm, 11.1g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190107_215108617.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Nerva, Ruled 96-98 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE27, Syria, Antioch Mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: IMP CAESAR NERVA AVG III COS, Laureate head of Nerva right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Large SC within laurel wreath of eight leaves, I below.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: Butcher 193, McAlee 421(j), BMC 264</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 27mm, 15.08g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20180917_203228361.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Trajan, Ruled 98-117 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE27 (orchalcum), Struck 102-114 AD, Syria, Antioch Mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙС ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟС СΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚ, laureate head right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: S•C, BI below, all within laurel wreath of eight leaves, fastened with pellet at top.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: McAlee 487m, Wruck 192, RPC III 3595</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 27mm, 19.5g</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Other coin denominations were hit or miss it appears... Or based on where it was struck. </p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190123_172615993.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Titus (as Caesar), Ruled 79-81 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE19, Struck 76-77 AD, Syria, Antioch mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Denomination thought to be Hexachalkon. Minted in Rome for use in Syria/Antioch.</i></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: T•CAES•IMP•TR•POT•, Laureate head of Titus right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: ANTI-OCHIA, Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RPC II 1997; McAlee 392</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 19mm, 3.68g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190219_204721493.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Pseudo-autonomous, Vespasian 69-79 AD AE Trichalkon, Syria, Antioch Mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Struck 77/78 AD (126 of the Caesarean era)</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: ANTIOX[ЄΩN], veiled and draped bust of Tyche right, wearing mural crown with three turrets.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Lighted and garlanded altar on stand; date: ЄT ςKP (Caesarean Era yr. 126 = 77/8 AD), in exergue; all within dotted border.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RPC I 2020, McAlee 118</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 4018679, member: 87404"]Very nice new coin! Great portrait!! It appears that these AE SC wreath Antiochene coins had Latin legend from Augustus through Nerva and then changed to Greek legend with Trajan and continued with Greek there afterwards. [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181219_234705607.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Vespasian, Ruled 69-79 AD AE26, Syria, Antioch Mint Struck 75-78 AD[/B] Obverse: IMP CAESAR – VESPASIAN AVG, laureate head left. Reverse: Large SC surrounded by laurel wreath of eight leaves. References: RPC 2009, McAlee 362c Size: 26mm, 11.1g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190107_215108617.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Nerva, Ruled 96-98 AD AE27, Syria, Antioch Mint[/B] Obverse: IMP CAESAR NERVA AVG III COS, Laureate head of Nerva right. Reverse: Large SC within laurel wreath of eight leaves, I below. References: Butcher 193, McAlee 421(j), BMC 264 Size: 27mm, 15.08g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20180917_203228361.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Trajan, Ruled 98-117 AD AE27 (orchalcum), Struck 102-114 AD, Syria, Antioch Mint[/B] Obverse: ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙС ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟС СΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚ, laureate head right. Reverse: S•C, BI below, all within laurel wreath of eight leaves, fastened with pellet at top. References: McAlee 487m, Wruck 192, RPC III 3595 Size: 27mm, 19.5g[/SIZE] Other coin denominations were hit or miss it appears... Or based on where it was struck. [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190123_172615993.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Titus (as Caesar), Ruled 79-81 AD AE19, Struck 76-77 AD, Syria, Antioch mint[/B] [I]Denomination thought to be Hexachalkon. Minted in Rome for use in Syria/Antioch.[/I] Obverse: T•CAES•IMP•TR•POT•, Laureate head of Titus right. Reverse: ANTI-OCHIA, Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right. References: RPC II 1997; McAlee 392 Size: 19mm, 3.68g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190219_204721493.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Pseudo-autonomous, Vespasian 69-79 AD AE Trichalkon, Syria, Antioch Mint Struck 77/78 AD (126 of the Caesarean era)[/B] Obverse: ANTIOX[ЄΩN], veiled and draped bust of Tyche right, wearing mural crown with three turrets. Reverse: Lighted and garlanded altar on stand; date: ЄT ςKP (Caesarean Era yr. 126 = 77/8 AD), in exergue; all within dotted border. References: RPC I 2020, McAlee 118[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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