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Roman Province - Syria
"Aetos Dios – The Eagle of Zeus" The depictions on coins from Antioch and nearby Syro-Phoenician cities often feature an eagle on the reverse. When Seleucus I Nicator (305-281 BC) sought to determine the location for a new city, he consulted priests to prepare a sacrificial offering. During the ceremony, an eagle swooped down and seized the leg of the sacrificial animal, flying to the nearby Mount Silpius. Interpreting this as an omen, the new city was established there, and the eagle, the bird of Zeus, became a lasting symbol on Syrian coins.
Syria was annexed as a Roman province in 64 BC when Roman forces, led by Pompey the Great, occupied the territory. It was divided into ten districts: Commagene, Cyrrhestice, Pieria, Seleucis, Chalcidice, Chalybonitis, Palmyrene, Apamene, Cassiotis, and Laodicene.
Denomination: Tetradrachm, Ag
Obverse: Laureate head of Nero (older hairstyle), right, with aegis, ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Reverse: Eagle on thunderbolt, right; to right, palm branch, ΕΤΟΥΣ ΒΙΡ Ι
Mint: Syria, Antioch, 63/64 A.D.
Weight: 14,97 g
Diameter: 26mm
Provenance: Numision
Riferimento : 05.1 RPC I 4189, Prieur 89, McAlee 265b
Collezione : SYRIA - Roman Province