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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rexesq, post: 1261407, member: 5739&quot;]<b>Decius Tetradrachm - Antioch</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you, and here are some photos of my Emperor Decius tets.... the one on the top right is my newest.... it has the Greek Numeral beneath the bust.... the one that looks like a &#039;Z&#039; I forget what number that corresponds to, but I think it is for the officinae or workshop of striking. Also I found out from the seller that he found this coin HIMSELF, no metal detector or anything, in a field in Northern Israel after a heavy rainstorm over 20 years ago, and he has kept it ever since..... untill I bought it from him for a very reasonable price for any Decius tet. Here is the info:</p><p>------------------</p><p>------------------</p><p>Roman Empire</p><p>Emperor Decius (249 - 251 AD)</p><p>Tetradrachm of Antioch Syria.</p><p><br /></p><p>(titles in Greek)</p><p>obv: Laureate bust right, draped and cuirassed. Seen from behind. Greek numeral &#039;Z&#039; below bust.</p><p>rev: Eagle, standing right, head right, tail left. Standing on Palm branch. &#039;S C&#039; below.</p><p><br /></p><p>Size: 27.5 x 28 mm </p><p>Weight: 11.9 Grams</p><p>---------</p><p>---------</p><p><br /></p><p>The middle two pics in this post are of my new Decius tet with two of my other tets of Emperor Decius (249 - 251 AD) and a US Quarter-Dollar (25 Cents) for size comparison. The lowest grade Tet has a radiate bust.... with 5 dots below the bust, again, my understanding being that this is a marking used to show which officinae or workshop the coin was struck at I believe, apparently they used dots like on the radiate bust Decius tet up untill the number 5, then they used Greek Numerals for higher numbers, such as on my newest one, top right in the photos of all 3 tets together. The first and last photos are just of my newest Decius tet. The last pic is quite small but shows the Greek Numeral &#039;Z&#039; below the bust of Emperor Decius quite well.... it was hard to get shots that showed the numeral very well.... My favorite tet of all three is the one on the bottom right(in the photos with all three tets), it has a nearly flawless reverse, and a great portrait... that one has three dots below the bust and weighs 12.83 Grams, and a size of 26 x 27 mm, the radiate bust tet weighs 11.5 Grams and is 27mm, and the newest one (by itself in first two pics, then top row, right side, next to the quarter in last two pics) weighs 11.9 Grams, and is 27.5 x 28 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>----------</p><p>I have two more photos I will add in a following post.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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