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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 8179803, member: 57495&quot;]Cool story. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> My set from those four cities is more Roman provincial than Greek. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429911[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Arados</b></p><p>AR Shekel. 10.48g, 23.8mm (15.4mm min). Circa 420-400 BC. E&amp;E-A Group III.1.1, C13; HGC 10, 29. O: Laureate head of Ba’al-Arwad right. R: Galley right, Pataikos on prow, above waves; M A (in Aramaic) above.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429912[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>DIADUMENIAN</b></p><p>AE22. 11.08g, 22mm. PHOENICIA, Byblus, AD 217 AD. Cf. Rouvier 699; BMC 40-3.&nbsp; O: M OΠ ΔIAΔVMENIANOC KAI, bareheaded and cuirassed bust right. R: BYB - ΛOV IEPAC, Astarte wearing a polos standing facing, carrying a spear, foot on prow, being crowned by Nike on short column to right; all within distyle temple with a fancy arched roof.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429913[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Sidon. Pseudo-autonomous issue</b></p><p>AE Triassarion. 12.42g, 24.2mm. PHOENICIA, Sidon, CY 227 = AD 116/7. SNG Cop 247. O: Turreted, veiled and draped bust of city-goddess to right; behind, [aplustre]; before, star. R: ΙΕΡΑΣ / ΣΙΔΩΝΟΣ, Cart of Astarte : covered two-wheeled vehicle facing slightly right, spherical baetyl set on a base within; ZKΣ (date) below. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429910[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>ELAGABALUS</b></p><p>AE28. 12.6g, 28mm. PHOENICIA, Tyre, circa AD 218-222.&nbsp; Rouvier 2375; BMC 409; Price &amp; Trell 748 (for rev. type).&nbsp; O: [IMP CAES] M AV ANTONIN[VS AVG], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.&nbsp; R: [TVRIORVM], Dido overseeing the building of Carthage; she stands on the right, holding a rule and a transverse sceptre, facing left towards an arched city gate flanked by two towers, palm tree to her right; above the gate a mason works; below, another a worker digs with a pick, legend [∆ƐI-∆Ω] to his left and right; murex shell in upper field.</p><p><i>Ex [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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