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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     75000857      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     SYRIA, PHOENICIA City:     Orthosia Issuer:     Claudius Date Ruled:     AD 41-54 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 20 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 42 - 43 Diameter:     20 mm Weight:     8.02 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     [Λ] Δ N[T] Obverse Description:     Laureate head left. Reverse Legend:     OPΘACIEΩN Reverse Description:     Baal of Orthosia standing right on two griffins Primary Reference:     RPC I - Reference2:     Rouvier - Reference3:     Lindgren & Kovacs 2309 Reference4:     CNG 66, lot 1264 (same dies; misattributed) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=103765 Grade:     VF, dark green patina with slight beige overtones Notes:     Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 857 Extremely rare and an unpublished type for Claudius. Based on a coin from the collection of the “AbbÉ Karam À Beyrouth” as evidence, Seyrig proposed an issue of Orthosia dated to RY 4 of Tiberius. At the time of publication, RPC remained skeptical of such a reading (especially since Seyrig employed two ill-preserved specimens of the same type in the BN as supporting evidence), arguing that Seyrig’s attribution was a misreading of CY 368 (HXT), and, until a better example should surface, there was “insufficient evidence to justify an entry for Tiberius’ year 4.”The CNG 66 specimen appeared to offer prima facie confirmation of Seyrig’s hypothesis with the clear L D

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