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| Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus as Governor. Imitative Æ20 / Star of Bethlehem depicted |
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Attribution: cf. Butcher 56
Date: Dated Actian Year 42 - AD 11/12
Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus right
Reverse: ANTIOXE_ΩN MHTPOΠOΛEΩΣ (corrupted), ram running right, looking back, ✶ above, EM (date) below
Size: 20.09mm
Weight: 5.64 grams
Rarity:  5
Description: VF. Ex T.B. Cartwright collection, pictured on his research site below. A nice contemporary local imitation of the type depicting the star of Bethlehem that heralded the birth of Jesus Christ. Michael Molnar wrote a book on these coins and is the leading authority on this series. For more information you can click here Figure 10 (this coin) on Zach Beasley's site based on Michael Molnar and T.B. Cartwright's research.
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