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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancient Aussie, post: 3464235, member: 80147&quot;]There is a lot of similarities between the Pius/Philip Zeugma and these Elagabalus&nbsp; Samaria Mt. Gerizim type with structures at the bottom of mountain and stairs with structures up the sides of the stairs (not visible on mine but clear on the Pius Gerizim type, and the coin at the bottom of this post) also note the paths leading to the altar to the right of the temple.[ATTACH=full]921353[/ATTACH]Judaea, Neapolis. Elagabalus, AD 218-222. Ae 21.5mm, 10.3gm. Mount Gerizim surmounted by temple and altar, stairway to temple and colonnade below mountain. [ATTACH=full]921354[/ATTACH]Antoninus Pius, 138 - 161 AD</p><p>AE Diassarion, Commagene, Zeugma Mint, 23mm, 10.26 grams</p><p>Obverse: Laureate head of Antoninus right.</p><p>Reverse: Tetrastyle temple on hill with structures at base and up either side and a path going up, A in right field.</p><p>RPC Online 5752</p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=53638#" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=53638#" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/671157.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><b>Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1157.</b> Estimate $300.</p><p>Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.</p><p>Sold For $250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SAMARIA, Neapolis. Elagabalus. </b>218-222 AD. Æ 21mm (9.72 gm). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; square countermark on neck / Mt. Gerizim showing the temple in perspective, altar, stair, colonnade, roadway, and shrines in the face of the rock. Rosenberger 39; SNG ANS 1003; BMC Palestine pg. 60, 95. VF, red-brown patina. ($300)</p><p><br /></p><p>A fine representation of the sacred mount of the Samaritans.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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