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Message:: [QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2302839, member: 42773"]8. As you can tell by now, the “X" in my Top X list is not the Roman numeral, but the algebraic variable - I’m not sure how many coins I’m going to eventually squeeze into this list. Here are two more Roman city coins of Judaea, from Tiberias (on the Sea of Galilee),  and Heliopolis (modern-day Baalbeck in Central Lebanon). The coin of Heliopolis presents a previously unknown die combination. Notice that as a full Colonia, Heliopolis featured Latin legends on their coins, whereas the coin from Tiberias is inscribed in Greek. [ATTACH=full]462840[/ATTACH] 8a. Hadrian. AD 117-138Æ22, 9.18 g, 12h; Tiberias, dated CY 101 (AD 119/20).Obv.: AYT TPA AΔPIANW KAIC CEB; Laureate head right, with slight drapery.Rev.: TIBER KΛAVΔ; Female figure (Fortuna?) standing left, with foot on prow, holding bust and scepter; L-AP (date) across field.Reference: Kindler, Tiberias 11; Rosenberger 13; SNG ANS 1114, ex-CNG 357 Lot 330. 8b. Gallienus. AD 253-268Æ21, 8.24 g, 6h; Heliopolis.Obv.: IMP CAES P LIC GALLIENIVS avg; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.Rev.: COL IVL AVG FEL; Caduceus between crossed cornucopias // HELReference: Sawaya – (D110/R280 [unlisted die combination]), ex-CNG 357 Lot 270.[/QUOTE]