Syria, uncertain mint; Tyche/vase
95,00 €
Description
Syria / Southern Levant, 2nd – 3rd century AD. Turreted head of Tyche right / decorated cauldron with river-god swimming atop.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE10 |
| Weight [g]: | 0,76 |
| Grade: | aVF/VF |
| Attribution: | not in known references |
| Commentary: | extremely rare; dark grey glossy patina, some deposits |
Historical Context
Smith and Larsen describes many issues of water supply related coinage in the cities of Southern Levant in 2nd-3rd centuries AD (The Significance of Water-Deities Subjugated by Tyche on the City-Coins of Syria-Palaestina and Arabia during the 2nd and 3rd century CE - OZeAN 4, 2022, pp. 53-66)
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