Seleucid coins found in Britain, incl this Antiochus IV, 2ndC BC, minted Syria+found Cheshire https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/225870 …pic.twitter.com/4eFmOo46ue
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Drawing of a Jewish coin of first revolt, AD 66-72, found at the 1st-2ndC Roman fort of 'Melandra Castle', Derbyshirepic.twitter.com/OBAedKM06w
Discussion of coin, prob genuine ancient loss: http://www.jstor.org/stable/29777901 (pp.199-200); image of coin, misdated to 2ndC: https://archive.org/stream/melandracastlebe00conwuoft#page/n155/mode/1up …
Incidentally, PAS has no coins of Zenobia but has 3 of Vabalathus of Palmyra w/ Aurelian e.g. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/51732 …pic.twitter.com/UWi596vxlE
Fwiw & re: LRT, two interesting read on Syrians, Palmyrans etc in Roman Britain: http://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/travel/on-the-empires-edge#full … & …https://thematiccollectingmanchester.wordpress.com/tag/palmyrans-in-roman-britain/ …
@caitlinrgreen I bet the person who found it was very happy. We can only imagine though.
@caitlinrgreen @ClassAssocNI inscripted in greek,right?
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