Laodicea ad Mare, Seleucis and Piera, Syria. 35° 31'N, +35° 47'E The ancient port of Antioch, Syria. It is currently called Latakia or Latakiyah and is the principle port city of Syria. (wikipedia) (google satellite map). Wildwind.com's list
The following coins are possibly also from Antioch (Antiochia ad Orontem), Seleucis and Piera, Syria however could also be from Laodicea ad Mare.
Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ (AYT K M A ANTWEINOC CEB) (AYT K M A ANTWEINOC CEB) Laureate head with slight drapery at truncation right, wreath ties behind.
Reverse: ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ ΤΟ Β (dHMAPX ex VpATOC TO B) (Dhmapx ¥J vPatoc to b) Eagle standing left (or possibly facing), head and tail right, star between legs, delta epsilon in field. It is a billon Tetradrachm. It is 25 mm and is 10.17 g, die axis 0 deg. Reference: Sear 2141[1988ed] variety. GIC3096 is left looking eagle. B is for second consul = AD 219. BMC 20.202, 420. Prieur 254. Butcher suggests that "Stylistically and typologically, if not epigraphically, Elagabalus' tetradrachms fit better at Laodicea ad Mare than at Antioch. The difficulties in distinguishing the products of Antioch and Laodicea during the later Severan periods shows how closely linked the two mints had become..." I will list this also under Antioch. RPC just marks them as "uncertain mint of the Syrian Tetradrachms", RPC VI, 7963 (probably). RPC VI, 7969 looks similar, but says eagle facing, but the eagles look very similar
Obverse: IMP C M AVR ANTONINVS AVG with laureate head of Elagabalus, right, with drapery.
Reverse: Large Delta and epsilon with star below in a laurel-wreath. The diameter is 19.5 mm and is 3.71 g, die axis 180 deg. Reference: SGI 3098, BM-447-50, SNG Cop-248-9, ex Harlan J. Berk, RPC VI, 8179.. As far as I can tell, according to Butcher (p.233-236, 384) and Bellinger, this coin was probably minted at Laodicea ad Mare rather than at Antioch. RPC just lists it as Uncertain mint in Syria. I will list this also under Antioch.
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