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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2820981, member: 56859&quot;]Time to add <b>L</b>s</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Laodicea ad Mare</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>worn but satisfying</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252Fmedia%2525252Fae43f8_eae8cc5a30674dbca28c8fd8b19d9ad8%2525257Emv2.jpg%2525252Fv1%2525252Ffill%2525252Fw_1000%2525252Ch_512%2525252Cal_c%2525252Cq_90%2525252Fae43f8_eae8cc5a30674dbca28c8fd8b19d9ad8%2525257Emv2.jpg%252526hash%25253D6fd08715468a73be75531197f4d8fcf3%2526hash%253Dc85383551a4f61297a101999ec95c6d1%26hash%3D1772ea61a5405d6e781156211a30969e&amp;hash=28eb5da8a5501241352c6927ad173eac" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SYRIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus &amp; Julia Domna</b></p><p>CE 193-211</p><p>Æ, 31 mm 18.8 gm</p><p>Obv: jugate draped busts right of Septimius Severus, radiate and cuirassed and Julia Domna, set on crescent; countermarks: 1) C(AΓ) within rectangular incuse; 2) COL within rectangular incuse</p><p>Rev: Marsyas standing left, right hand raised, holding wineskin over his left shoulder</p><p>Ref: SNG Righetti 2114; Howgego 581 and 586</p><p><i>Ex E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p>The next coin is a local purchase... badly off center, bad condition... but I feel an irrational compulsion to buy almost any coin found in a local store (abundant jewelry-set ancient coins not included).</p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/elagabalus-laodiceaadmar-localshop-jpg.401872/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </i></p><p><b>SYRIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Elagabalus</b></p><p>Obv: LEDI-CEON; (IMP C M AVR ANTONINVS), Laureate head right</p><p>Rev: Turreted bust of Tyche in distyle arched shrine</p><p>Ref: BMC 101, Lindgren I 2100A[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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