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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 25197610, member: 87809&quot;]This coin was in a multiple lot that I won recently. No tags or description. </p><p>After several days I was able to find out that it is from Philadelphia. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Philadelphia or Philadelpheia (Ancient Greek: Φιλαδέλφεια), was a town of ancient Cilicia, and later of Isauria. It was located in the interior of Cilicia Aspera, in the Calycadnus valley on the river Calycadnus, above Aphrodisias.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cilicia, Philadelpheia, Pseudo-autonomous issue, 1st-3rd centuries AD</p><p>18.5 x 18.1 mm; 4.238 g</p><p>SNG Levante 574; SNG Pfalz 998; Lindgren I A1571A</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: ΦΙΛΑΔЄΛΦЄWΝ head of Athena in crested Corinthian helmet to r.</p><p>Rev.: KIHTWN Horizontal branch from which hang two bunches of grapes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps wine was a main commodity produced in Philadelphia.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1604523[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1604524[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to share any comments or coins related.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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