With Zeus on obverse, and a double cornucopia on reverse, I can identify this bronze coin as Greek. But it was struck in the year 6 B.C. during the time of Augustus in the Phoenician city of Marathos near Arados. Hence it could likely be listed as a Roman coin. That way we could add Marathos to the list of ancient Roman colonies. It weighs 7.72 g. There's Phoenician lettering or numeral there. BMC 37. Also Sear # 6042. Please post your comments. IF necessary, I'll post a close shot tomorrow. Thanks..
If it was struck at the beginning of the Imperial period and later 27BCE - 476 CE, then it is a Roman Provincial. Any coin from the Greek provinces of the Roman Republic prior to 27 BCE is a Greek coin under Roman occupation. Don't ask me why...I didn't invent these categories
Nice coin . Are you sure of the date of that coin? I think this type is dated although I can't discern the date in your scan (and I wouldn't be able to read the Phoenician date anyway but I know you are able to interpret Phoenician). The examples I see on ACsearch and Vcoins show a date of issue more than a century earlier. If it is the date you believe, are you sure of Marathos's history at that time? I haven't researched it and am only asking. If it was under some type of Roman control during the striking of your coin, I'm going to add it to the Provincials by City spreadsheet.
Are you able to read the Phoenician date of 245 on your coin? Sometimes the Wildwinds entries are incorrect or have old scholarship. I didn't see a single other example of this Marathos AE Zeus/cornucopia on ACsearch or Vcoins that was dated later than 2nd century BCE.
It's likely that the W.entry is incorrect. Do you think that it's of our ethical duty to contact Dane and help improving this great site which has been and still is of great help to all of us ? Remember it has always been hacked by professional wicked intruders.
Perhaps, but it would be even better to track down a relevant and current book and verify the information before bringing it to her attention. Also, I'm not certain that your attribution is incorrect-- I'm just basing the it on the similar coins I've seen. Can you make out the Phoenician date on your coin, and have you looked for any sources of converting their dates? Martin Rowe has a website dedicated to coins of the southern Levant. I trust that he is current in his knowledge. He shows several of your type of coin and dates them all in the 2nd century BCE. He also has his coins on Flickr.
