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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2212755, member: 42773&quot;]Thanks bro. The second win is also not rare, but quite nice for the type. (Levantine Provincials can get pretty nasty.) This is Gallienus from Heliopolis, the City of the Sun - modern day Baalbek, Lebanon...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432440[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>There are some truly astonishing Roman ruins in this city, like the Temple of Bacchus...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432441[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Do yourself a favor and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baalbek" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baalbek" rel="nofollow">check out some of the other ruins on wiki</a>. Again, this coin is quite nice for the type - rough surfaces from all that desert wandering, but strong detail and inscriptions...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432442[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><b>SYRIA, Coele-Syria. <i>Heliopolis</i>. Gallienus. </b>AD 253-268. Æ (21mm, 8.24 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Caduceus between crossed cornucopias. Sawaya – (D110/R280 [unlisted die combination]). VF, dusty green patina.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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