FORVM Laodikea Syria AE18 Lindgren Plate Coin Ex Rare Possibly Unique

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FORVM Laodikea Syria AE18 Lindgren Plate Coin Ex Rare Possibly Unique:
$173.00

Laodikea ad Mare, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria, 100 B.C. - 100 A.D.

The Decapolis means \'the ten cities\' in Greek, yet we don\'t really know how many cities there were, or where they were. In 106 A.D., under the emperor Trajan, the Nabataean Kingdom and the cities of the Decapolis were incorporated into the newly established Provinces of Syria and Arabia.

Click here to read \'The Decapolis of Jordan\' by Rami G. Khouri

This is the Lindgren I plate coin and the only example of the type known to Forum. It is extremely rare and possibly unique. We purchased this coin from the Butte College Foundation, to which Henry Clay Lindgren donated some of his collection.
GB69629. Bronze AE 18, references: Lindgren I A2061A (this coin), BMC Galatia - (cf. 12 for similar rev), RPC I -, Hoover Syrian -, www -; condition: F, overstruck(?), scratches, mint: Laodikea ad Mare, weight: 3.848g, maximum diameter: 18.3mm, die axis: 0o, date struck: 100 B.C. - 100 A.D.; obverse head of Apollo right, hair rolled; reverse (downward on left), (downward on right), Artemis standing half left, wearing short chiton, holding bow(?) and spear(?), uncertain monogram or date in exergue; additional comments: from the Butte College Foundation, ex Lindgren Collection (plate coin), extremely rare, possibly unique; $173

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