Classification(s)
- Coin/Medal
AE 20 (fourrée?)
Issuer (?)Likely issued by
Antioch on the Orontes
Expedition
The Joint Expedition to Samaria
Place of IssueAntioch, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria
ProvenanceSamaria, Palestine
Date92/91-77/76 BCE
MediumAE (bronze/base metal)
Dimensions20 mm, 5.32 g, Axis: Indeterminate
CultureSeleucid
DescriptionCondition: PRuler/Minting Authority: Antioch on the Orontes?
City-State/Region/Mint: Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria
Obverse & Reverse
Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike in right hand and scepter in left; behind, ANTIOXEΩN/THΣ; before, MHTPOΠOΛEΩΣ (completely effaced).
Laureate head of Zeus, right (completely effaced).
Object number1982.7.218
ProvenanceHarvard Samaria Crowfoot-Kenyon Excavation 1931-1933.
Collections
- Classical and Judaic Coins
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