Phoenician Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Hey everybody! I would like to know more about them, year of origin etc. and are they real?Any help would be appreciated! Thank u! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arminius Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 The top coin maybe this: Apamea, ca. 1st cent. B.C. Obv: Turreted head of Tyche facing right, dotted border. Rev: Nike advancing holding filleted wreath, ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ THΣ EIPAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, AN in far left field, Seleukid era date to left of Nike. The second one this or very similar: Syria, Cyrrhestica, Cyrrhus, Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180AE 23 mm,obv. AVTO KM AVRH]- ANTWNINOC CEBBust, laureate, r.rev. DIOC KATEBATOV - KVRRHCTWNZeus Kataibates, in himation, std l. on rocks, resting r. arm on knee, holdingthunderbolt in r. hand and leaning with l. hand on sceptre; l. before him eagler.SNG UK 1301, 660Kataibates = descending (in lightning and thunder); epikleisis of Zeus as thunder-god, to whom places struck by thunder (lat. putealis) were sacrified. regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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