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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 4202291, member: 87809&quot;]The etymology of Tyche τυνχανειν = to happen accidentally. So, its meaning is chance, fortune but misfortune too.</p><p>Originally, she was seen as spirit who ruled the world blindly, because she brought misfortune to good and wise men, and fortune to fools and bad men. Later she leant towards a better meaning, especially as Tyche Agathos, the good Tyche.</p><p>She is depicted holding a rudder as arbiter of the world, with cornucopiae, symbol of wealth or with a sphere as sign of uncertainty. Often, she was wearing a mural crown and thereby seen as city-goddess.</p><p><br /></p><p>AR Tetradrachm, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch (today Antakya, Turkey), dated year 26 Actian Era and Cos XII = 5 BC</p><p>24 mm, 14.12 g</p><p>Ref.: Prieur 50; RPC I 4151; McAlee 180; DCA 400 </p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY, laureate head right</p><p>Rev.: ETOYΣ ςΚ&nbsp; NIKHΣ (year 26 of the victory = 5 BC), Tyche of Antioch seated right on rocks, turreted, holding palm branch, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming below right, his head turned facing, in r. field YΠA monogram and IB (12th consulship) over ANT (Antioch) monogram</p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1077678[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1077680[/ATTACH]</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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