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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2525814, member: 56859&quot;]This interesting coin shows a very large bust of a deity and markedly smaller bust of the emperor-- a humbleness I wasn&#039;t expecting from a Roman emperor, but the provinces seemed to enjoy a greater degree of artistic freedom with regards to coin design .&nbsp; This was among the first individual ancient coins I bought and it remains a favorite.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_4d8ffd4c7692454fbdaae532a808a53a.jpg/v1/fill/w_850,h_434,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_4d8ffd4c7692454fbdaae532a808a53a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Arados.&nbsp; Trajan</b></p><p>CY 375 (CE 116/7)</p><p>Æ 22, 9.65 gm</p><p>Obv: draped bust of Astarte-Europa right; before, small laureate and draped bust of Trajan</p><p>Rev: bull charging left</p><p>Reference:&nbsp; SNG Copenhagen 81; BMC 374</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>This jugate obverse bronze from Phoenicia was from a large mixed lot, also an early purchase.&nbsp; A handful of those coins didn&#039;t receive proper attention and appreciation and I&#039;m working my way through them again now.&nbsp; Thanks to Martin Rowe (<a href="https://phoeniciancoins.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://phoeniciancoins.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Coins of the Southern Levant</a>) and [USER=38412]@7Calbrey[/USER] and for assistance with the date <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_960a4ad15f2b419ba4c10f3b354a2a96~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_513,al_c,q_85/ae43f8_960a4ad15f2b419ba4c10f3b354a2a96~mv2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Arados</b></p><p>Aradian date 130 (130/129 BCE)</p><p>AE 16, 4.0 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; jugate heads of Zeus and Astarte right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; prow of ship left, with figurehead of Athena; above, Phoenician aleph and nun (right to left); below, date</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Duyrat 2005 No.4263-4290; BMC Phoenicia No.295-296; HGC 10 No.90</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>The next coin is very worn but for some reason it really appeals to me.&nbsp; Like worn Alexandrian drachms, it&#039;s a coin that begs to be touched <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_eae8cc5a30674dbca28c8fd8b19d9ad8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_512,al_c,q_85/ae43f8_eae8cc5a30674dbca28c8fd8b19d9ad8~mv2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SYRIA, Laodicea ad Mare.&nbsp; 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>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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