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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 3199892, member: 91461&quot;]I could use some help here figuring out just who, what, where and why this wonderful coin is.</p><p>I&#039;ve narrowed it down (I think) to either:</p><p>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Asklepios+snake+Syracuse&amp;category=1-2&amp;en=1&amp;de=1&amp;fr=1&amp;it=1&amp;es=1&amp;ot=1&amp;images=1&amp;thesaurus=1&amp;order=3&amp;currency=usd&amp;company=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Asklepios+snake+Syracuse&amp;category=1-2&amp;en=1&amp;de=1&amp;fr=1&amp;it=1&amp;es=1&amp;ot=1&amp;images=1&amp;thesaurus=1&amp;order=3&amp;currency=usd&amp;company=" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Asklepios+snake+Syracuse&amp;category=1-2&amp;en=1&amp;de=1&amp;fr=1&amp;it=1&amp;es=1&amp;ot=1&amp;images=1&amp;thesaurus=1&amp;order=3&amp;currency=usd&amp;company=</a></p><p><br /></p><p>SICILY. Syracuse. Ae (Late 2nd-early 1st century BC).</p><p>Obv: Laureate head of Asklepios right.</p><p>Rev: ΣYPAKOΣIΩN. </p><p>Staff entwined with serpent.</p><p>HGC 2, 1529.</p><p>Condition: Very fine.</p><p>Weight: 2.13 g.</p><p>Diameter: 13 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or something more like this:</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=PHOENICIA+ARADOS+Zeus+ae&amp;category=1-2&amp;en=1&amp;de=1&amp;fr=1&amp;it=1&amp;es=1&amp;ot=1&amp;images=1&amp;thesaurus=1&amp;order=3&amp;currency=usd&amp;company=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=PHOENICIA+ARADOS+Zeus+ae&amp;category=1-2&amp;en=1&amp;de=1&amp;fr=1&amp;it=1&amp;es=1&amp;ot=1&amp;images=1&amp;thesaurus=1&amp;order=3&amp;currency=usd&amp;company=" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=PHOENICIA+ARADOS+Zeus+ae&amp;category=1-2&amp;en=1&amp;de=1&amp;fr=1&amp;it=1&amp;es=1&amp;ot=1&amp;images=1&amp;thesaurus=1&amp;order=3&amp;currency=usd&amp;company=</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Phoenicia, Arados. Ca. 137-51 B.C. AE (15 mm, 3.69 g, 12 h). Laureate head of Zeus right / Prow left. SNG Copenhagen 36-44; HGC 10, 88. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is approximately 14MM. The reverse does look like it may have a winding snake on the back...but that may be wishful thinking as I do love the coins of Syracuse. Here it is:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]827876[/ATTACH] </p><p>Thoughts, opinions and anything you&#039;d like to add are already invited and appreciated![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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