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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8460664, member: 85693&quot;]That&#039;s a nice-looking coin you have there.&nbsp; This is a kind of confusing series because the Romans imitated the type extensively.&nbsp; Although I am no expert on these, I think that monogram in the left field may indicate a Roman, rather than Seleucid issue.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an article you might check out: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/15665620/Anomalous_Tetradrachms_of_Philip_I_Philadelphus_struck_by_Autonomous_Antioch_64-58_BC_" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/15665620/Anomalous_Tetradrachms_of_Philip_I_Philadelphus_struck_by_Autonomous_Antioch_64-58_BC_" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/15665620/Anomalous_Tetradrachms_of_Philip_I_Philadelphus_struck_by_Autonomous_Antioch_64-58_BC_</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Wildwinds has a large listing for these (see the <b>PHILIP PHILADELPHOS POSTHUMOUS ISSUES UNDER ROMAN RULE </b>section): </p><p><a href="https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/seleucia/philip_philadelphos/t.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/seleucia/philip_philadelphos/t.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/seleucia/philip_philadelphos/t.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s mine: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1499232[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Augustus&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Tetradrachm</b></p><p><b>(as Philip I Philadelphus)</b></p><p><b>Year 29 Caes. Era (21/20 B.C.)</b></p><p><b>Syria, Seleucis &amp; Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem </b></p><p>Diademed head right / [BA]ΣΙ[ΛΕΩΣ] [Φ]IΛIΠΠ[OV] [ΦIΛ]AΔE[ΛΦOV] EΠIΦANO[VΣ], Zeus Nicephorus seated left; left; ΑΥΤ monogram inner left field, ΘK (? see notes) and [thunderbolt] in exergue.</p><p><b>Attribution: </b>Date is mostly off flan; ΘK seems most likely; possibly BK (RPC 4139). If ΘK, then: RPC I 4145; McAlee 23; Newell, no. 42; Prieur 22; Seleucid Coins (part 2) 2491.19</p><p>(14.13 grams / 26 x 25 mm)</p><p>eBay Nov. 2021[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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