Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch; Zeus/Zeus; Cleopatra VII countermark
Description:
Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch. Under Roman Rule. Laureate head of Zeus right; c/m head of Cleopatra VII right / Zeus seated left holding Nike and sceptre, cornucopia left.
Diameter:
AE25 mm
Weight:
13,02 g
Grade:
gF/F
Attribution:
cf. McAlee 43; cf. RPC I 4216; cf. HGC 9, 1366; for c/m: McAlee p. 74, note 25
Commentary:
dark bronze surfaces with some darker deposits
History:
The Syro-Phoenician territories in which the coin circulated were given to Cleopatra VII by Mark Antony.
Article Number:
062-01-05-45597