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Coin: 4308

Format: Coin
Numismatic Collection: Firestone
Issue: 2304

Details

Object Type

coin

Denomination

Metal

Region

State

Syria

City

Ruler

Justin I (518 to 527)

Date

Obverse Figure Description

Justin I, Bust, right, Profile bust right with cuirass, paludamentum and diadem

Obverse Legend

Reverse Figure Description

Tyche, seated, facing, Tyche of Antioch seated l. on rock within distyle shrine; at her feet river-god Orontes swimming r. She wears turreted head-dress, chiton and peplos, and (on some specimens) her r. hand is outstretched, holding ears of corn (or palm branch?)

Reverse Symbol

Є left, Tyche seated

Citations

References

Coin Description

Size: 12 in mm
Weight: 1.81 in grams
Accession: Accession number: 1
Find Place: Antioch, Syria
Find Number: Ca1963
Find Date: 6/12/1937
Find Locus: DH 27-0
Find Feature: Dump
Citations: Waage, Dorothy B. Waage, Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Crusaders' Coins, 1952 Justin I 2078
References: Waage
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