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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3531303, member: 87404"]I have found the Roman Provincial coinage of Antioch in Syria personally fascinating and has been a collecting focus of mine for about a year now (with a focus on bronze). Instead of simply posting my coins over and over, <font size="5"><b><i>I'd like this to be </i></b><u><b><i><span style="color: #5900b3">a "Pile On" thread</span></i></b></u> where we can all share our coins of Antioch, <b><i>Emperor-by-Emperor,</i></b> and <b>crowdsource any information</b> we have about the area during the reign of that emperor.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Okay, let's start with some basics...</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Antioch in Syria was located at the head of the Orontes River and was called "Antiochia ad Orontem" (Antioch on the Orontes) by the Romans. It was located in the southeast corner of Asia Minor and was a thriving center of trade around the Mediterranean Sea.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/1818_pinkerton_map_of_turkey_in_asia_iraq_syria_and_palestine_-_geographicus_-_turkeyasia-pinkerton-1818-copy.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="2"><i>Antique map highlighting where Antioch is located in Syria.</i></font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190419_181600157.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><i><font size="2">Example Antiochene tetrachalkon from pre-Imperial Roman times, circa 55-45 BC. (RPC 4212, Hoover HGC 1370)</font></i></p><p><br /></p><p>As the Seleucid dynasty declined, Rome (led by Roman general, Pompey the Great) eventually conquered and occupied Antioch in 64 BC, was added to the <i>Imperium Romanum</i>, and the city became the capital of the new Roman province of Syria, making it both the capital and the military headquarters for the province. Julius Caesar visited it in 47 BC, and confirmed its freedom. Under Roman occupation, the city’s roads were improved, trade increased, and Roman soldiers provided security for its inhabitants, which at that time was around 250,000-300,000.</p><p><br /></p><p>The new Roman emperors, beginning with Augustus, decided to transform Antioch physically. Augustus enlarged the theatre; lined the main street with famous double colonnades; and built temples to Roman gods, including a massive sanctuary dedicated to Jupiter Capitolinus on Silpius, and installed statues of their likeness.</p><p style="text-align: right"><font size="2">sources: <a href="https://www.worcesterart.org/exhibitions/past/coa.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worcesterart.org/exhibitions/past/coa.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.worcesterart.org/exhibitions/past/coa.html</a></font></p> <p style="text-align: right"><font size="2"><a href="https://www.crystalinks.com/antioch.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.crystalinks.com/antioch.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.crystalinks.com/antioch.html</a></font></p> <p style="text-align: right"><font size="2"><a href="http://persweb.wabash.edu/facstaff/royaltyr/AncientCities/web/Antioch/Jeremy/Archmain.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://persweb.wabash.edu/facstaff/royaltyr/AncientCities/web/Antioch/Jeremy/Archmain.htm" rel="nofollow">http://persweb.wabash.edu/facstaff/royaltyr/AncientCities/web/Antioch/Jeremy/Archmain.htm</a></font></p> <p style="text-align: right"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><span style="color: #404040"><b>-- Augustus -------------------------</b></span></font></p><p>So, let's get going with the first emperor, <b><i><font size="5">Augustus</font></i></b><font size="4"> (ruled 27 BC-14 AD)</font>...</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my what-you-might-call typical "SC in Wreath" bronze coins of Augustus:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><b>Struck 4-1 BC</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: IMP•AVGVST• – TR•POT, laureate bust of Augustus right.</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Large SC within laurel-wreath of eight leaves fastened at top with pellet, between inner and outer borders.</p><p><i><b>References</b>: RPC I 4247, McAlee 206b, Butcher 45</i></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/collagemaker_20190107_210320042.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><i><b><b>Notes</b>: </b>Reverse is slightly double-struck, which is typical of this early issue (per Butcher, Coinage in Roman Syria).</i></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Size</b>: 30mm, 18.0g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181102_105323955.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Size</b>: 26mm, 14g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Additionally, there are a couple more (earlier) styles of bronze coinage that was struck in Antioch (allegedly) and used in the area. These have reverses with "C•A" or "AVGVSTVS" within a wreath. Below are two of my examples of the "C•A" type (there are large and small denominations... these are the small):</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><b>Struck 27 BC, Asia Minor, Uncertain Mint (Antioch)</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: CAISAR, bare head right.</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Large C•A within laurel wreath of ten leaves, between inner and outer borders.</p><p><b>References</b>: RPC I 2232, Butcher 40</p><p><b><i>Notes</i></b><i>: "C•A" on the reverse has been interpreted several ways, including Caesaris Auctoritate, Commune Asia, and Caesar Augustus.</i></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190519_214839283.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Size</b>: 21.5mm, 5g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190519_214929314.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Size</b>: 20mm, 4.3g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And here are the varying examples I have of the "AVGVSTVS" type:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><b>Struck 25 BC, Asia Minor, Uncertain Mint (Ephesus? Or Antioch?)</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: CAESAR, title upward to left of bare head of Augustus right within dotted border.</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: AVGVSTVS, name in laurel-wreath of eight leaves, ties upward, all within border.</p><p><b>References</b>: RPC I 2235 (Ephesus), RPC I 4100 (Antioch)</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190108_213811026.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Size</b>: 26mm, 7.31g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190219_203921228.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Size</b>: 25mm, 11.06g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181112_193136452.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Size</b>: 25mm, 8.8g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190519_214652662.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Size</b>: 24.5mm, 10.6g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190519_214739439.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Size</b>: 27mm, 10.8g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181029_130122465.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Obverse C/M</b>: Incuse AVG (Howgego 577), incuse TI•CÆ (Howgego 602), Helmet with dot(s) and other intricate design (Howgego 495).</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Reverse C/M</b>: Incuse dolphin swimming right, circle upper right (MPC 95, 96, 97).</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Size</b>: 28mm, 9.9g</font></p><p><font size="3"><i><b>Notes</b>: This coin type is the typical host coin for those with these c/m's.</i></font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There is also another Antioch AE type with a Greek inscription:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><b>Dated year 27 of the Actian Era (5/4 BC)</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: AΡXIEΡEI – KAIΣAΡ ΣEB, laureate head right.</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: AΡXIE/ΡATIKON/ANTIO/XEIΣ/ZK, legend and date in five lines; all within crown.</p><p><b>References</b>: RPC I 4251, McAlee 202, Butcher 50b, BMC 135</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190326_223052168.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Size</b>: 23mm, 8.1g</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Okay, okay... <font size="5">it's time for <b><u>YOU</u></b> to share with us all <b><u>YOUR</u></b> Augustus Antiochene coins</font> (your versions of the above, other AEs, AR Tets, etc) or any info you have about Antioch or Syria during the reign of Augustus.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>After a couple days and the sharing slows down, we'll move on to <u>Tiberius</u>.</b> I can't wait!</p><p>Justin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3531303, member: 87404"]I have found the Roman Provincial coinage of Antioch in Syria personally fascinating and has been a collecting focus of mine for about a year now (with a focus on bronze). Instead of simply posting my coins over and over, [SIZE=5][B][I]I'd like this to be [/I][/B][U][B][I][COLOR=#5900b3]a "Pile On" thread[/COLOR][/I][/B][/U] where we can all share our coins of Antioch, [B][I]Emperor-by-Emperor,[/I][/B] and [B]crowdsource any information[/B] we have about the area during the reign of that emperor.[/SIZE] [B]Okay, let's start with some basics...[/B] Antioch in Syria was located at the head of the Orontes River and was called "Antiochia ad Orontem" (Antioch on the Orontes) by the Romans. It was located in the southeast corner of Asia Minor and was a thriving center of trade around the Mediterranean Sea. [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/1818_pinkerton_map_of_turkey_in_asia_iraq_syria_and_palestine_-_geographicus_-_turkeyasia-pinkerton-1818-copy.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=2][I]Antique map highlighting where Antioch is located in Syria.[/I][/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190419_181600157.jpg[/IMG] [I][SIZE=2]Example Antiochene tetrachalkon from pre-Imperial Roman times, circa 55-45 BC. (RPC 4212, Hoover HGC 1370)[/SIZE][/I] As the Seleucid dynasty declined, Rome (led by Roman general, Pompey the Great) eventually conquered and occupied Antioch in 64 BC, was added to the [I]Imperium Romanum[/I], and the city became the capital of the new Roman province of Syria, making it both the capital and the military headquarters for the province. Julius Caesar visited it in 47 BC, and confirmed its freedom. Under Roman occupation, the city’s roads were improved, trade increased, and Roman soldiers provided security for its inhabitants, which at that time was around 250,000-300,000. The new Roman emperors, beginning with Augustus, decided to transform Antioch physically. Augustus enlarged the theatre; lined the main street with famous double colonnades; and built temples to Roman gods, including a massive sanctuary dedicated to Jupiter Capitolinus on Silpius, and installed statues of their likeness. [RIGHT][SIZE=2]sources: [url]https://www.worcesterart.org/exhibitions/past/coa.html[/url] [url]https://www.crystalinks.com/antioch.html[/url] [url]http://persweb.wabash.edu/facstaff/royaltyr/AncientCities/web/Antioch/Jeremy/Archmain.htm[/url][/SIZE] [/RIGHT] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#404040][B]-- Augustus -------------------------[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] So, let's get going with the first emperor, [B][I][SIZE=5]Augustus[/SIZE][/I][/B][SIZE=4] (ruled 27 BC-14 AD)[/SIZE]... Here are my what-you-might-call typical "SC in Wreath" bronze coins of Augustus: [INDENT][B]Struck 4-1 BC Obverse[/B]: IMP•AVGVST• – TR•POT, laureate bust of Augustus right. [B]Reverse[/B]: Large SC within laurel-wreath of eight leaves fastened at top with pellet, between inner and outer borders. [I][B]References[/B]: RPC I 4247, McAlee 206b, Butcher 45[/I][/INDENT] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/collagemaker_20190107_210320042.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][I][B][B]Notes[/B]: [/B]Reverse is slightly double-struck, which is typical of this early issue (per Butcher, Coinage in Roman Syria).[/I] [B]Size[/B]: 30mm, 18.0g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181102_105323955.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Size[/B]: 26mm, 14g[/SIZE] Additionally, there are a couple more (earlier) styles of bronze coinage that was struck in Antioch (allegedly) and used in the area. These have reverses with "C•A" or "AVGVSTVS" within a wreath. Below are two of my examples of the "C•A" type (there are large and small denominations... these are the small): [INDENT][B]Struck 27 BC, Asia Minor, Uncertain Mint (Antioch) Obverse[/B]: CAISAR, bare head right. [B]Reverse[/B]: Large C•A within laurel wreath of ten leaves, between inner and outer borders. [B]References[/B]: RPC I 2232, Butcher 40 [B][I]Notes[/I][/B][I]: "C•A" on the reverse has been interpreted several ways, including Caesaris Auctoritate, Commune Asia, and Caesar Augustus.[/I][/INDENT] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190519_214839283.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Size[/B]: 21.5mm, 5g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190519_214929314.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Size[/B]: 20mm, 4.3g[/SIZE] And here are the varying examples I have of the "AVGVSTVS" type: [INDENT][B]Struck 25 BC, Asia Minor, Uncertain Mint (Ephesus? Or Antioch?) Obverse[/B]: CAESAR, title upward to left of bare head of Augustus right within dotted border. [B]Reverse[/B]: AVGVSTVS, name in laurel-wreath of eight leaves, ties upward, all within border. [B]References[/B]: RPC I 2235 (Ephesus), RPC I 4100 (Antioch)[/INDENT] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190108_213811026.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Size[/B]: 26mm, 7.31g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190219_203921228.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Size[/B]: 25mm, 11.06g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181112_193136452.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Size[/B]: 25mm, 8.8g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190519_214652662.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Size[/B]: 24.5mm, 10.6g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/collagemaker_20190519_214739439.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Size[/B]: 27mm, 10.8g[/SIZE] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20181029_130122465.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Obverse C/M[/B]: Incuse AVG (Howgego 577), incuse TI•CÆ (Howgego 602), Helmet with dot(s) and other intricate design (Howgego 495). [B]Reverse C/M[/B]: Incuse dolphin swimming right, circle upper right (MPC 95, 96, 97). [B]Size[/B]: 28mm, 9.9g [I][B]Notes[/B]: This coin type is the typical host coin for those with these c/m's.[/I][/SIZE] There is also another Antioch AE type with a Greek inscription: [INDENT][B]Dated year 27 of the Actian Era (5/4 BC) Obverse[/B]: AΡXIEΡEI – KAIΣAΡ ΣEB, laureate head right. [B]Reverse[/B]: AΡXIE/ΡATIKON/ANTIO/XEIΣ/ZK, legend and date in five lines; all within crown. [B]References[/B]: RPC I 4251, McAlee 202, Butcher 50b, BMC 135[/INDENT] [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/collagemaker_20190326_223052168.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Size[/B]: 23mm, 8.1g[/SIZE] Okay, okay... [SIZE=5]it's time for [B][U]YOU[/U][/B] to share with us all [B][U]YOUR[/U][/B] Augustus Antiochene coins[/SIZE] (your versions of the above, other AEs, AR Tets, etc) or any info you have about Antioch or Syria during the reign of Augustus. [B]After a couple days and the sharing slows down, we'll move on to [U]Tiberius[/U].[/B] I can't wait! Justin[/QUOTE]
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