Syria, Antioch, Augustus; c/m: Legio XII Fulminata
315,00 €
Description
Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch. Augustus (27 BC – 14 AD). Laureate head right; c/m: thunderbolt (emblem of Legio XII Fulminata) / Large S C within laurel wreath.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE27 |
| Weight [g]: | 10,44 |
| Grade: | aF/Fair c/m: aVF |
| Attribution: | RPC I 4247; SNG Cop. 14; Howgego 472 (c/m); see: L. el. Kanitz, "Nomen Est Omen," SAN, vol. 6, no. 2 (1972-73), pp 25-26, 34 |
| Commentary: | rare legionary c/m; olive-grey patina |
Historical Context
After the First Jewish War Legio XII was sent East and an inscription of the XII was found near Gobustan (modern Azerbaijan) on the shores of the Caspian Sea - the easternmost Roman inscription ever found.
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