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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3685513, member: 44316&quot;]Coins attributable to Palmyra are rare. Here is one:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]988519[/ATTACH] </p><p>15 mm. 2.65 grams.</p><p>Three busts, sometimes identified as &quot;Serapis facing, Sol on left and Selene on right facing the center with &#039;I&#039; below.&quot;&nbsp; However, those are Roman names. They really are gods associated with Palmyra: facing bust of Baal with polos, sun god Yarhibol on left, moongod Aglibol on right.</p><p>ΠAΛMVRA&nbsp;&nbsp; (Palmyra) 10:00 - 1:00.</p><p>Winged figure walking left holding balance with two pans over cippus.</p><p><br /></p><p>DuBuisson page 722 and Figure 306. Krzyanowska page 499 and Figure 1.1 &quot;very rare&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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