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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 26227525, member: 110226&quot;]Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the reverse depicts a hierarchy of goddesses, at least based on size, very much in the way some Medieval period art depicts importance on the size of the figures.&nbsp; That&#039;s just a guess.&nbsp; Why four tyches? I&#039;m not sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>The con originally had an artificial sand patina.&nbsp; That helped the contrast a lot and&nbsp; came off quick in water.</p><p><br /></p><p>I never thought of the seated Justinian I as a personification of Antioch but I see the link.&nbsp; That would explain why this type is limited to Antioch and not other mints as one would assume.&nbsp; This type is certainly hard to find in decent condition, and your coin is a very nice example.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one of my better examples, from a Roma group lot a few years ago:</p><p><br /></p><p>Justinian I, follis, Theopolis (Antioch), officina B, 527-565.</p><p>SB 214</p><p>15.0 grams </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1675052[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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