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<p>[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 4626897, member: 96635"]That is a nice looking coin, but is it really from Antioch? As far as I know that type is attributed to Pergamon.</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4302365" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4302365" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4302365</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The Antioch version is with the portrait to the left and the reverse is slightly different.</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4337844" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4337844" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4337844</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Tessera is four in Greek (hence why these "cubic aka four cornered" mosaics are called like that), so perhaps it is another name for a tetrachalkon? No clue.</p><p><br /></p><p>A serpent/Asklepios coin from my collection:</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/A5GI9cR.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Mysia, Pergamon. Asklepios bronze coin. (Mid-late 2nd century B.C.)</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Laureate head of Asklepios right</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Serpent entwined around staff of Asklepios. ΑΣΚΛΗΠΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> SNG von Aulock 1373, SNG Cop. 370-376.</p><p>4.03g; 15mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 4626897, member: 96635"]That is a nice looking coin, but is it really from Antioch? As far as I know that type is attributed to Pergamon. [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4302365[/URL] The Antioch version is with the portrait to the left and the reverse is slightly different. [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4337844[/URL] Tessera is four in Greek (hence why these "cubic aka four cornered" mosaics are called like that), so perhaps it is another name for a tetrachalkon? No clue. A serpent/Asklepios coin from my collection: [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/A5GI9cR.jpg[/IMG] [B]Mysia, Pergamon. Asklepios bronze coin. (Mid-late 2nd century B.C.) Obverse:[/B] Laureate head of Asklepios right [B]Reverse:[/B] Serpent entwined around staff of Asklepios. ΑΣΚΛΗΠΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ. [B]Reference:[/B] SNG von Aulock 1373, SNG Cop. 370-376. 4.03g; 15mm[/QUOTE]
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