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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 7575800, member: 97383&quot;]The provincial billon Tets of Gordian III from Antioch, Syria deserve a special&nbsp; mention. The early issues like the one pictured below were 35.77 % silver. The 1st time the letters <b>S C</b> were added to the reverse of Tets of Antioch, was in the reign of Gordian III.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1306012[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Later Tets of Antioch were struck in debased billon of of 24.30 % silver, &amp; the engraving was much cruder. The later Tets had a ram &amp; crescent added just below the eagle. McAlee speculates these coins were not minted at the Antioch Mint, rather, they were struck at a mobile mint near Antioch, see example below.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1306017[/ATTACH]&nbsp; <b>McAlee 872. <i>Al Kowsky Collection.</i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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