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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3004028, member: 56859&quot;]Have you considered an Antoninus Pius Syrian issue with eagle standing on the sacred stone of El-Gabal?&nbsp; They can usually be acquired for a modest sum.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/api-syria-emesa-tif-jpg.658108/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Emesa. Antoninus Pius</b></p><p>AD 138-161</p><p>Æ24, 12.06 gm, 11h</p><p>Obv: Laureate head right</p><p>Rev: Eagle, holding wreath in beak, standing right, head left, on baetyl of El-Gabal</p><p>Ref: SNG Copenhagen 309 (Γ in right field of rev.); SNG München 811 var. (Є in right field of rev.); BMC 1-7 (various letters on rev.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a good page about baetyls on coins:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/baetyl_coins.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/baetyl_coins.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/baetyl_coins.html</a></p><p>To moonmoth, whoever you are... kudos <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; I really enjoy your site and have used it since the beginning of my ancient coin collecting.&nbsp; It&#039;s loaded with fun and educational pages.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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