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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryan McVay, post: 8247817, member: 117904&quot;][USER=26430]@Curtis[/USER] Thanks for the information. Yes, I think you are correct that legend below is a magistrate. I read an online article that:</p><p>&quot;Antioch of Pisidia The city was founded in the 3rd century by either Antiochus I or II, but it only achieved prominence after its refounding as a Roman colony by Augustus in 25 BC. Three members of the imperial family served as honorary magistrates of the city from 15 BC to AD 35, attesting to the importance of this Galatian city.&quot;</p><p>I was wondering if anyone knew who these family members might be? Maybe we might be able to match a name to the coin which then would tie in with the imperial family. </p><p>I&#039;ve been able to find a couple magistrate names/abbreviations on a couple examples.</p><p><b>Theos</b>- is on the <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/london_ancient_coins/89/product/pisidia_antioch_c_1st_century_bc___theot_magistrate/1497877/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/london_ancient_coins/89/product/pisidia_antioch_c_1st_century_bc___theot_magistrate/1497877/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Men with bull.</a> </p><p><b>Asklepiodoros</b>- is on the rare <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/marc_breitsprecher_classical_numismatist/8/product/pisidia_antioch_pseudoautonomous_asklepiodoros_magistrate_19817__eagle_and_star/955788/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/marc_breitsprecher_classical_numismatist/8/product/pisidia_antioch_pseudoautonomous_asklepiodoros_magistrate_19817__eagle_and_star/955788/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Eagle and star type</a></p><p><b>Quirinius</b> - No coin that I know of. &quot;An inscription discovered in 1912 shows that Quirinius, who is mentioned in <a href="https://biblehub.com/luke/2-2.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://biblehub.com/luke/2-2.htm" rel="nofollow">Luke 2:2</a> as governor of Syria in the year of Christ&#039;s birth, was an honorary magistrate of the colony of Antioch; his connection with Antioch dates from his campaign against the Homonades-who had resisted and killed Amyntas-about 8 B.C. (see Ramsay in The Expositor, November, 1912, 385;, 406).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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