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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 7757801, member: 75937&quot;]What an interesting type, [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER]! A very handsome example, too!</p><p><br /></p><p>My river gods tend to be small and swimming near the bottom of the coins. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/philip-ii-nisibis-jpg.1055765/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Philip II, AD 244-249.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 23.8 mm, 8.42 g, 11 h.</p><p>Mesopotamia, Nisibis, AD 244-49. </p><p>Obv: ΑVΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟVΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CЄB, radiate and cuirassed bust left</p><p>Rev: IOV CЄΠ KOΛΩ NЄCIBI MHT, tetrastyle temple; statue of Tyche within, ram above Tyche&#039;s head, river god below. </p><p>Refs: BMC 22-23*; Sear GIC 4157; SNG Cop 240*; SNG Hunterian 2.</p><p>*BMC and SNG Cop erroneously attribute this coin to Philip I.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/anonymous-quarter-follis-under-maximinus-antioch-apollo-jpg.1009703/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Anonymous issue under Maximinus II.</p><p>Roman billon quarter follis, 1.35 g, 16.3 mm, 11 h.</p><p>Antioch, officina 6, AD 311-312.</p><p>Obv: GENIO ANTIOCHENI, Tyche of Antioch seated facing; river god Orontes swimming below.</p><p>Rev: APOLLONI SANCTO, Apollo standing left holding patera and lyre; S in right field, SMA in ex.</p><p>Refs: RCV 14927; Vagi 2954; Van Heesch 3(a); McAlee 170f. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/gordian-iii-and-tranquillina-singara-tyche-jpg.1036867/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Gordian III and Tranquillina, AD 241-244.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 31.3 mm, 20.16 g, 12 h.</p><p>Mesopotamia, Singara.</p><p>Obv: AVTOK K M ANT ΓOPΔIANON CAB TPANKVΛΛINA CЄB, confronted busts of Gordian, laureate, draped and cuirassed on left, and Tranquillina, draped and wearing stephane on right.</p><p>Rev: AVP CЄΠ KOΛ CINΓAPA, Tyche seated left on rock, holding branch; the centaur Sagittarius above to left, discharging arrow, river god swimming left below.</p><p>Refs: BMC 8-12; SNG Copenhagen 256; Lindgren 2627, Sear 3804.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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