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Turreted Busts
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Antoninus Pius, 138 - 161 AD
AE 25 of Laodicea ad Mare, SyriaBust left / Turreted
bust of city goddess Tyche
Comment- Turreted busts show the city goddess wearing a
headdress depicting the city's gate, an interesting variation of the city gate theme.
According to a CNG description, Tyche is wearing a headdress of a gateway with turrets,
walls, and lighthouse. Dated 140 - 141 AD. |

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Antoninus Pius, 138 - 161 AD
AE 25 of Laodicea ad Mare, SyriaBust
right / Turreted
bust of city goddess Tyche
Comment- It appears that there are
two doorways shown, the obvious front one and behind that, two more
towers with a doorway between. Looking at the coin above it would be
difficult to pick out which shape would be the lighthouse, but on this
coin it's obvious that the lighthouse is on the upper level right,
with a wide base and tall narrow top. |

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Julia Domna, died 217 AD
AE 24 of Pautalia, ThraceBust right / Turreted bust
of city goddess
Comment- There appears to be a doorway in the left
section of the wall. Such fine details for such a small section on the coin. |

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During the reign of Augustus, 24/23 BC
AE 18 of Orthosia, PhoeniciaTurreted bust of Tyche,
counterstamp of smaller Tyche at back of neck / Figure in a biga pulled by griffins
Comment- Two Tyches for the price of one! |

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Domitian, 69 - 96 AD
AE 23 of Philadelphia, DecapolisBust right /
Turreted bust of Tyche
Comment- The usual thick heavy flan, this coin is in nice
shape for coins of this area. The left tower looks like it has an arched window, but the
detail is so small it's hard to tell for sure. |

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Julia Mamaea, died 235 AD
AE 21 of Bostra, Arabia PetraeaDiademed, draped bust
/ Tyche wearing turreted crown, camel below
Comment- Camels were often depicted on coins of Bostra,
an important stopover city in the trade route to Mecca. |
 
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Gallienus, 253 - 268 AD
AE 21 of Troas, Alexandria TroasTurreted bust of
Alexandria Troas / Horse grazing
Comment- Notice the differences in the headdress between
these two coins. The lines on the towers are different, and one has arched doorways while
the other has square doorways. |

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Gordian III, 238 - 244 AD
AE 31 of Edessa, MesopotamiaLaureate, draped and
cuirassed bust right / Turreted bust of Tyche facing small statue of Aquarius on pedestal
Comment- This coin caught my eye because of the unusual
reverse. |

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Philip I, 244 - 249 AD
AE 31 of Antioch, SyriaRadiate cuirassed bust right
/ Turreted city goddess with a ram over it
Comment- Nice details on both sides of the coin. The eyes
attracted me to this coin. |
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