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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:     Chalkis_Lysanias      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     SYRIA, COELE SYRIA City:     Chalcis Issuer:     Lysanias Date Ruled:     ca. 40-36 BC Metal:     Bronze Date Struck:     40-36 BC Diameter:     19 mm Weight:     5.22 g Die Axis:     1 h Obverse Description:     Diademed head of Lysanias right, ΠTO monogram under chin. Reverse Legend:     ΛΥΣΑΝΙΟΥ ΤΣΤΡΑΡΧΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΧΙΣΡΣΩΣ Reverse Description:     Athena standing left holding Victory and leaning on shield. ΦΛ monogram in field right. Primary Reference:     SNG Cop 415 Reference2:     RPC 4770 Reference3:     SG 5898 Reference4:     BMC 6 Photograph Credit:     McCollum Collection / Lehman Notes:     Coele-Syria was a district of southern Syria, bounded by Phonecia on the west, Palestine to the south, and included Damascus. After the fall of the Seleukid Kingdom, Chalkis, at the foot of Mt. Antilibanon, was the center of a small kingdom in the 1st cen

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