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Raphanea, Seleucis and Pieria, Syria. Seleucis and Pieria was a district of northwest Syria, bordering the Mediterranean, just north of Phoenicia. Raphanea (Rafniyeh) 32° 54' N, +36° 10' E (google satellite map) was southwest of Epiphaneia (Hamah) Google satellite map of where Hamah is. Near Emesa, Raphanea was the fortified headquarters of the Legio III Gallica from which was launched the successful bid of 14-year-old Elagabalus to become Roman Emperor in 218.
The following three coins are very similar types. The references are what were given by the sellers. According to Butcher, examples of bulls on coins from Raphanea can be found on BMC Galatia etc., p. 267. I do not currently have access to this volume, Lingren, nor SNG COP.
Obverse: ΑΥ Κ Μ Α ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ Radiate bust right, (Legend from RPC).
Reverse: ΡΕΦΑΝΕΩΤΩΝ (ΡЄΦΑΝЄΩΤΩΝ) (PefANewTwN) (p¥Fan¥VtVn) Turreted genius standing facing, head left, holding cornucopiae and patera; two eagles flanking him and bull standing. The diameter is 22 mm and is 6.95 g, die axis 180 deg. Reference: BMC 2, RPC VI, 8194
Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ (AVT K ANTwNINOC) (avt k antVninoc) radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus, right, seen from rear,
Reverse: ΡΕΦΑΝΕΩΤΩΝ (PefANewTwN) (p¥Fan¥VtVn) Turreted genius standing facing, head left, holding cornucopiae and patera; two eagles flanking him and bull standing. The diameter is 23.5 mm and is 6.98 g, die axis 330 deg. Lingren 2115 BMC 3v. Id'd by John Jencek possible SNG COP 385 from coinarchives, RPC VI, 8195
Obverse: ΑΥ Κ Μ Α ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ (legend from RPC) (AVT K M ANTwNINOC) (avt k m antVninoc) Radiate bust right
Reverse: ΡΕΦΑΝΕΩ(ΤΩ)Ν (legend from RPC) (PefANewTwN) p¥Fan¥VtVn Turreted genius standing facing, head left, holding cornucopiae and patera; two eagles flanking him and bull standing. The diameter is 25 mm and is 7.69 g, die axis 0 deg. Lingren 2115 BMC 3v. Id'd by John Jencek possible SNG COP 385 from coinarchives, RPC VI, 8194
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