Description: Syria, Antioch, Tiberius (14 - 37 AD). Silanus, legate; year 1 of Tiberius reign and 45 of Actium era. ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ ΚΑΙΣΑP; bare head right / Α ΕΠΙ ΣΙ−ΛΑΠΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΟ−ΧΕΩΝ EM in wreath.

Diameter: AE23 mm

Weight: 10,7 g

Grade: VF/aVF

Attribution: BMC 150, SGI 292

Commentary: dark green patina, some deposits, good details

History: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus was appointed by Augustus the governor of Syria in 13 AD and was replaced only 4 years later by Calpurnius Piso, a crony of the new emperor Tiberius.

Article Number: 030-07-01-41652